What Dumb People Are Searching For On Google
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This article in Slate analyzes “less intelligent” vs. “more intelligent” queries and how they effect the suggested search phrases. [Editor's note: so wait, Google doesn't have a secret cabal of goofballs that come up with all the weird suggested searches? That's kind of disappointing.]
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I'm more convinced that the “intelligent” queries are probably word for word what some major textbook has written, and every high school kid is too lazy to reword the question.
Which is my way of saying: there are no intelligent commonly asked questions. All commonly asked questions are equally stupid and lazy. The Google crystal ball tells no lies.
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