The internet is cyclical, and now we’re going through the “Reddit” era on Google. In which Reddit posts often get top rankings in Google. Interestingly enough Google went through this phase before with ezine articles.
The theory is that Reddit is monitoring what’s being published, and therefore, Google should reward it, but the information coming from Reddit is JUNK; I rarely, if ever, get any useful information from Reddit, which is one of the reasons why Google is losing market share.
YouTube is also becoming very junk-based; as more people seek fame and wealth on YouTube, there is a lot of FLUFF on YouTube. If you’re looking for information, watching videos is often more time-consuming than reading the material.
Obviously, there are instances in which video is preferred. Obviously, if you wish to be entertained, Video is the better option, but if you’re looking for useful information, it’s better to read it, and this is where Reddit is trash.
Reddit, being a social site, has to publish TRASH. meaning that if you’re looking to solve a problem, you’re going to have to sift through all the Reddit-trash in order to find it, and after a while you don’t know who or what to believe.
What’s the solution? Google would be wise to return to what made them the number one search engine. You have to remember that Google likely made this move to pushing reddit to the top because of ESG(Environmental, social, and governance) and other corporate welfare initiatives.
People typically used Google for alternative views, but because Google is more a Left-Leaning, Corporate-welfare loving entity, it has to do what’s within it’s power to make sure that the messages it’s being encouraged to promote reaches the top of it’s search engine.
Reddit, being a “social media” outlet, comes across as having a good reputation and a similar mission as Google, so thus the marriage, I’m not too sure how long this marriage will last, but ever since the change, I rarely use Google to search for relevant information.
I do however still use Google for things I’d like purchase.