I haven't seen documented evidence of search companies deliberately degrading the quality of content on websites through arcane SEO practices in a concerted effort to drive additional engagement with the search engine, but I believe they exist just as much as I believe I require water to live.

I'm just grateful for any hint that people other than me remember Crush With Eyeliner

It's never not worked!

Fuck, you have both made me feel the passage of time and mandated that I waste three minutes and twenty six more seconds of my life.

I'm assuming they're spending billions on foam balls and paint.

They don't give a shit. They're just going to strip the value, leverage a ton of debt onto the business, and bankrupt it while they run off with the loot. Underperforming stores only helps them justify it.