Yes. You wouldn't get far. Falling out of Google's favor is a disaster for any company that relies on "organic" search traffic. Many have died from this.
I don't think many people really appreciate the extent of influence Google has over individual behavior. Local businesses die when they get pushed out of the "local box". Platform vendors have a huge amount of control over the ecosystem.
We need to update our legal structures to make the internet available for open competition instead of locking it up in Google/FB server farms. Of course, there's no reason to do so as long as Google is playing ball with the elites.
I don't think many people really appreciate the extent of influence Google has over individual behavior. Local businesses die when they get pushed out of the "local box". Platform vendors have a huge amount of control over the ecosystem.
We need to update our legal structures to make the internet available for open competition instead of locking it up in Google/FB server farms. Of course, there's no reason to do so as long as Google is playing ball with the elites.