I Fired Google – The Art of Doing Stuff
Modern “improvements” often ruin perfectly functional products. Google Home was a useful tool that simply answered questions—tablespoon conversions, song identification, baseball scores, or Geena Davis’s age. After being upgraded to Gemini, it became cumbersome with excessive warnings, verbose explanations, and outdated scores. The final straw came when Gemini refused to state Geena Davis’s age, deeming it a fact it couldn’t supply. This forced a switch to Alexa, highlighting a trend where new features prioritize executive targets over core functionality, turning smart devices into frustrating, less useful gadgets. Geena Davis is 70.
