No Stupid Questions

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Why do many search engines seem to ignore operators (e.g. exact phrases, term exclusions, OR, etc.)? Is there a good reason for having a dumb 1997-level search logic that I'm not seeing?

Wouldn't it cut down on search queries (and thus save resources) if I could search for "this is my phrase" rather than rawdogging it as an unbound series of words, each of which seems to be pulling up results unconnected to the other words in the phrase?...

Where's all the intelligent discussion at?

I'm not interested in talking about people, and for the most part, I'm not interested in talking about events either. I want to talk about ideas—big and small. I'm trying to grow as a person and figure things out about the world. I don't shy away from controversy, taboo topics, or debate as long as it's done in good faith. I...

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