Goodbye, Google Search

I've been using Gemini more and more recently, while Google search itself has been somewhat neglected.

In the past, I heavily relied on Google for in-depth research. It felt like solving a puzzle; I constantly changed keywords, clicked through countless links, and eventually pieced together a complete picture of something in my mind.

It's fair to say that Google not only defined how I obtained information but also, for a long time, shaped my cognitive framework of the world.

But now, this deep research model based on the search box has experienced a cliff-like drop.

In a sense, Gemini has indeed taken the baton from Google and become my main platform for exploring new knowledge.

Moreover, there's another significant difference between Gemini and Google search:

Google's search history is almost worthless to me, and I never revisit it.

But Gemini's conversation history is different. I've genuinely started to see it as a crucial database, even an important piece of my "digital assets."

Looking back at the period when I frequently used ChatGPT, although I accumulated a lot of conversations, I never felt this sense of "asset."

Perhaps it's because ChatGPT often comes with too much redundant information, diluting the value density. In contrast, Gemini's conversation history feels more like a sedimentation and extension of my thought process.

Speaking of this, I really can't help but vent a major complaint.

It's that Gemini actually has a bug that randomly deletes conversation history, which is simply unbelievable.

I've seen many users on Reddit with the same experience. For such an important tool, having this kind of data loss issue is truly outrageous and unacceptable.

But complaints aside, these are ultimately just minor issues during product iteration.

The real point is, in my personal digital life,
Gemini is substantively replacing Google search in a "silent and subtle" way.

Everything has changed.

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