• melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    23 hours ago

    also, all the search functions are deliberately broken so they can feed you algo slop instead of letting you find the product you want.

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      10 hours ago

      Yes, e commerce sites which want revenue, developed a search that worked and then broke it to give you less relevant results, hoping you will go to the competition.

      It is well known that companies have revenue. Line must not go up!

      • melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        25 minutes ago

        they broke it so they could sell you what THEY want to sell you, and hope you just settle for whatever that is. which is fine sometimes. I just want a cheap shitty table or a folding chair, that’s a simple generic item, anything works, and they’ll fuck me over a little on cost:quality.

        sometimes you’re looking for something really specific, and you just cannot find the page to add it to your fucking cart no matter how you search, despite knowing it exists, and sometimes even a manufacturer name and model number. a lot of times I bet people just make do with something that kinda works, or those lost sales are small in comparison to the increased profits from selling you advertised slop.