When did Google get so weird?
- ID
- 29187
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 28 Sep 2026, 4:12 AM
- Fetched
- 28 Sep 2026, 6:07 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://sancho.bearblog.dev/google-weird/
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 28 Sep 2026, 6:07 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersfoundersvibe_coders
What happened
A Hacker News submission titled "When did Google get so weird?" linking to a personal blog post (sancho.bearblog.dev). The article body could not be retrieved — only the title, URL, and the Hacker News comment thread are available. The thread drew 250 points and 142 comments, but no excerpt content is present to summarize.
Why it matters
There is nothing concrete here to act on: no product change, version, price, date, or measurement is available in the text. The only usable signal is that a Google-critique thread hit 250 points and 142 comments, which tells you the topic resonates but not what was argued. Anyone citing this on the call should read the article and thread first rather than repeating the title.
Discussion angle
Before discussing it, pull up the actual post and skim the 142 comments: the useful question is whether the complaints are about developer-facing changes (APIs, tooling, deprecations, pricing) or about consumer product direction — only the former is worth the group's time.