For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But in a court filing from last week, Google admitted that “the open web is already in rapid decline” (with regard to advertising, kinda-sorta)

    • laranis@lemmy.zip
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      1 day ago

      In your analogy I think Google sells chainsaws, lumber, wood stoves, and paper pulp.

      • Joe@lemmy.world
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        8 hours ago

        You forgot the part where they will give you a sponsored clutch pencil, and make you buy their special lead refills…