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Search engines and me. Is the classic internet dying? [off-topic]

4 points by nullpwr ↗ HN
Over the past six months, I've honestly completely stopped visiting websites from search results. A short answer is enough for me - a citation, whether from the search engine itself or some lightweight AI Overview.

I'll also say - I don't like it. I feel a certain moral obligation to visit the author(s) website. But then again, why do it if I've already received the answer?

Is this the end of the classic internet?

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brooke1
Probably. I do wonder whether there will be some legislation about needing to register a "hit" on a site if AI goes in there and does some digging, instead of a user. You're essentially sending a messenger in to do a task.
rimworld
yes, unfortunately, the world you grew up in, no longer exists