Could it be that Google has pretty much seen everything before? Well, the company has a revelation.
Did Google see almost everything before? Well, the company has a revelation. I ask because I was arrested for a casual comment by Google's Vice President of Engineering, Rajan Patel.
I feel the need to share fun facts-and where is it better to share fun facts than Twitter? --Patel states: "An interesting fact. 15% of the searches we see every day have never been searched on Google."
I found myself embraced by some competing emotions.
First, there was the chills of Google seeing every search you do and every question that comes to your mind.
Then there was a decision on whether 15% was more or less.
My first instinct was to conclude that 85% of all human questions were previously related to other humans. If you can connect with other people instantly, you can share why you want an answer to this particular question.
Then I started thinking of Google as an annoying Jeopardy contestant. They know the answer to most things, but they live a lonely life with problems and may be drinking too much Coca-Cola.
But finally, there was the sadness that only 15% of our queries were original. And how many of them are just some sort of typo? Or is it just a reference to a new band / singer / app / dance / meme?
Indeed, despite ending her biography with a smile, I couldn't help but feel a serious solidarity with Dr. Darmina Zivani (Pattel).
She translated as follows: "People in the world have left a unique curiosity of 15% after going through schools, colleges and societies that everyone expects to be the same if they want to survive :)"
There is something about a systematic life that squeezes your curiosity and replaces it with a menu with a limited appeal.
Eating the same movies, books, video games, and music will manage your digestive system. As Google suggests, the need for knowledge is homogenized.
I was often afraid that humans are the most dangerous species because they think they are wise.
So maybe Google will offer a prize to anyone who has created a search that the company's machine has never seen before.
If you can expand your curiosity, think of a sense of pure reward.
I tried to create an original search out of curiosity.
I typed "Is the porpoise crimson?"
Google's search box was desperate for the question, "Is the porpoise a bright red tide?"
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