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Carbon Capture... (slrpnk.net)
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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago
[-] misophist@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

If you google ...

Your investigation failed to comprehend the first 3 words.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Just the third word actually. Sorry about that. How about now?

google carbon capture

[-] misophist@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

That's not a default Google screen. You're missing the point if you're showing screenshots that have been adulterated by third party tools that scrub parts of the page.

OP: "Google is paid by nefarious corporations to appear at the top of their results to change the social narrative."

You: "wrong! It doesn't happen on a completely different site, or if I use third-party tools to remove the links in question!"

Well, no doy.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Google is paid by corporations to sell you stuff based on your search. That's the whole point of keyword based sponsoring. You can be searching for dildos, solar panels or marriage counseling and you'll get sponsored links. It doesn't say anything about the actual thing other than that someone is trying to profit off it. Dildos aren't scam because someone is trying to sell me one when I search for them.

google dildo

OP: "Google is paid by nefarious corporations to appear at the top of their results to change the social narrative."

OP told me I'd get sponsored results as the top of the google search. I didn't. Because I'm not some weirdo who chooses not to use an adblock, that's a caveat OP left out.

If you want to see sponsored results, be my guest, but don't assume everyone is like that.

[-] misophist@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You're trying really hard to miss the point. I hope it makes you feel proud, or happy, or good in some way, dude, because it doesn't really contribute to the conversation. You're just derailing and making it about you. Yay, you.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago

Great argument.

[-] onkyo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

What are you talking about? The point was that fossil fuel companies are promoting carbon capture. Not that google without adblock is going to show you sponsored content. Everyone knows that.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

The point was that fossil fuel companies are promoting carbon capture.

Shell is one of the sponsored results for me for solar power. A Finnish gas giant was one of the results for recycling. Same for biodegradable products. For wind and hydro, the result was two large coal energy producers.

Does that tell "everything you need to know" about those or is it just a case of companies angling to make money out of something?

[-] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 2 points 11 months ago
[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

Of course, who the hell browser the web without one?

[-] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's why the ads didn't show up then.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Yes that's why I use an adblocker. Otherwise every search will just turn up some sponsored stuff relevant to the search. See:

google dildo

[-] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Did you somehow forget what the purpose of your research was?

Read the post again.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago

My "research" was to show that no, the first results aren't sponsored stuff for me.

[-] LeFantome@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

14th word actually — sponsored

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

When I search, I don't see sponsored results at all though

[-] enitoni@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago
[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Good thing I never Googled it

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