Comment by neom
4 hours ago
In the marketing world it's mostly called GEO. Generative Engine Optimization, sometimes Answer Engine Optimization, and people are making big bucks selling services for it. https://www.wired.com/story/goodbye-seo-hello-geo-brandlight...
Every day I find myself thinking more and more that capitalism ruined the internet. The Green Card Lottery usenet spam was the clear indication of where things were going and now everything is Green Card Lottery spam.
That's the same attitude as "cheap airfares caused too many tourists which ruined my favorite tourist destination". You're unhappy that more people have access to it and wish it was still exclusive to the small group you conveniently belong to. Capitalism is what made the internet available to the general public.
Sometimes gatekeeping is a good thing. I don't mind being gatekept from some areas of life, not everything is for me. Mass tourism absolutely has made some places less pleasant to visit, and more importantly, less pleasant to live in.