When did Google get so weird?

A user searching for old basketball memes about Dario Saric instead received an AI-generated emotional response from Google consoling them about a failed relationship, rather than search results. The author criticizes Google's 2026 AI overviews as fundamentally misaligned with search's purpose of simply finding information, arguing the company has prioritized AI chatbot features over basic search functionality in an increasingly bizarre shift away from its original mission.