Ya I agree. It def went to shit even before AI. Sponsored results pushed more and more, and SEO slop abusing googles mechanics took over. Adding forum to the search became the only way to get anything because websites were trying to maximize time on page without even offering an answer. Eventually as the internet shrank and forums started dying out ‘Reddit’ was a good addition to a search, but that has since gone to shit too. It’s like a library of Alexandria has become a library of babel. Information is being gated and incredibly difficult to search for. I downloaded Wikipedia the other day because it’s starting to feel more inportant to have local access to information, but it only goes so far.