<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>The writer reflects on their deep reliance on Google over the years for various needs.</li><li>Over time, the relationship with Google soured as the search results became more transactional with an abundant presence of ads and sponsored content.</li><li>The writer describes how their searches for simple things were complicated by search engine optimization monsters.</li><li>The author concludes that cheating on Google by exploring alternative search engines was the best decision they made.</li></ul>

I Cheated on Google. It Was The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made.

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