But you formed a memory and a story around that experience, practiced the skill, and stretched your mind trying to achieve a goal.
I don't know if you're making the point that a search at the time would have been a better or worse experience. Either way it shows that internet search has come at a cost. I don't know if it's actually best for us to further optimize and streamline it.
I think search has killed experiences like this but enabled other areas that have made it better, such as allowing communities to figure out things years after release (like speedrunners for instance). It only takes self control not to search, so I don’t see it as a problem or a black/white thing. It’s just way different.
I don't know if you're making the point that a search at the time would have been a better or worse experience. Either way it shows that internet search has come at a cost. I don't know if it's actually best for us to further optimize and streamline it.