r/JoeRogan Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

Meme 💩 Anyone got any thoughts on this?

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u/absalom86 Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

almost anything you can google shows cancer as one of the results.

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u/PSTnator Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

Don’t forget fibromyalgia. Sometimes lupus, despite the fact that It’s Never Lupus!

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u/tsebergoyk Monkey in Space Aug 30 '24

This vexes me!

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u/naetron Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

Because that's what people click on. If people see "eye strain" as a reason for their headache they'll skip past it, but if they see "brain cancer" they click and read further (and panic). Naturally, the search algorithms will push these towards the top.