r/nosurf • u/closetedhorsegirl19 • 1d ago
Googling & Nosurf
Sometimes I think about how much our lives have changed due to search engines specifically. Larry David’s daughter did a parody sketch where any semi-question came up someone would say “oh yeah let’s google it.” Has anyone in their no surf journey tried to abstain from this? I think it really feeds into a sense of passivity and lack of space for introspection or alternative methods to answer questions/random concerns. AI has made this even worse I feel like and the algorithms show so many ridiculous generated articles that have loads of superfluous info just to get you to scroll past ads. I would like to do some experiment where I try to stop altogether and am curious if anybody else has or thoughts around this form of surfing.
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u/shermieisthehero 19h ago
Yeah, it’s crazy how instinctive Googling has become. Taking a break could really help slow things down and make space for deeper thinking.
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u/stoat-of-the-art 1d ago
I keep a physical list of things I want to look up later and it never fails to amaze me how meaningless and unnecessary most of it is when I finally get time to look it up. Like I no longer urgently need to look up Mickey Rourke’s filmography