@ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org aren't you throwing the baby out with the bathwater? I've used it to start drafts and found it useful but maybe I'm a fool.
@GeofCox@climatejustice.social this is incredibly cynical and ignores all of the benefits of advertising. Google is free to me. I watch many entertaining things without paying more than partial attention during commercials.
I don't disagree with the points you are making but this seems an intentionally one-sided view.