0x5DA, 22 days ago

@thomasfuchs never. language doesn't really change like that. the most would be "to search" being popularised, but more likely one still "googles" on alternative search engines.

thomasfuchs, 21 days ago

@0x5DA actually language changes like that constantly. For example “woke” meant “aware of social injustices” a few years back and now it’s overwhelmingingly a right-wing slur

0x5DA, 21 days ago

@thomasfuchs that's evolution, not reduction

groxx, 22 days ago

@thomasfuchs "it has been googled" has become semi-common around me for "shut down despite being decent", if that counts

trochee, 22 days ago

@thomasfuchs

We already had "the Google Reader treatment" for the same sort of golden-egg laying goose short term profit murder

drahardja, 22 days ago

@thomasfuchs “Too bad that company googled itself” used to describe a company that changed their most successful product and made everyone hate it.

Taco_lad, 22 days ago

@thomasfuchs snap!
https://aus.social/

thomasfuchs, 22 days ago

@Taco_lad ha

nosrednayduj, 22 days ago

@thomasfuchs Unfortunately, "duckduckgo" as a verb doesn't fall trippingly off the tongue...

thomasfuchs, 22 days ago

@nosrednayduj that’s just bing anyway