Most people who turn to Google for information, explanations, news, the weather, diagnoses; also validation… a million queries, cannot imagine a time before search engines. Google is not perfect but it has become so indispensable to us now; so much a part of our life that it is difficult not to be amazed at the technology we now have literally at our fingertips.
The Google doodle doffed its hat to itself on its own birthday. People said #HappyBirthdayGoogle.
We are reminded of some forgotten hero, an obscure achievement, an underappreciated genius by virtue of Google doodle.
People said thanks to Google for making life easier and better for many.
This commentator had a long list of things that they were thankful to Google for.
Another commentator pointed out that Google blocks 10 Million malicious mails every minute, Gmail’s Smart Compose saves people from typing over 2 Billion characters weekly and Google Translate translates over 143 Billion words each day.
Some were reminded of the fact that they have been around longer than Google. It made them feel old.
Though Google gets a lot of things right, its search results can often convince people that they have some horrible terminal illness; that they should settle their affairs in anticipation of an untimely demise.
While Google is now of ‘legal drinking age’ in some parts of the world, it isn’t in others. Others reminded Google not to ‘drink and drive’.
If you’ve ever interacted with Google by saying ‘OK Google’ you know that this 'conversation' is a likely eventuality.
Many Indians equate adulthood with the necessity of getting married. This is that story.
Adulthood means responsibility and the need to earn one's own living. Some had this suggestion.
It will play a game with you, tell you a story, sing you a song and even tell you a joke. Perhaps not a very good joke, but a joke nevertheless.
Google literally puts food on the table for a lot of people.
But then they are not worth answering anyway.
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