Ross of Ottawa on Nostr: It seems to be the norm now that any #search field pretty much ignores what you stick ...

It seems to be the norm now that any #search field pretty much ignores what you stick in an stuffs the results full of what their algorithm wants to dump on you.

Search for catfood on a pet-store site? I get mostly dogfood. Search for tires? You get windshield wipers. Search a specific brand, you get all their competitors - who've no doubt paid to override your searches.

And the former exclude operators have been deactivated.

#enshitification