Because it represents wasted time and cognitive load. It's a vestigial habit from an era when search was bad. Between (AI) search and browser history, I don't see much need for bookmarks.

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justusthane 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I come across things via other channels than search (Hacker News, e.g.), which I have some vague memory of, but which I would never be able to find again via search. This is the role bookmarks fill for me.

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motorest 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> Because it represents wasted time and cognitive load.

No, not really. Either you use them because they are presented to you, or you don't and you are oblivious to their existence. There is zero cognitive load.

> It's a vestigial habit from an era when search was bad.

Nonsense. It's absurd to even suggest that it's reasonable to use a search engine to be able to open sites that matter to you personally.

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esafak 4 days ago | parent [-]

If you're searching for something it matters to you. So you don't use search engines, eh? You do you.

	▲	motorest 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		> If you're searching for something it matters to you. Yes, something I stumbled upon before and I bookmarked it because it matters to me. See how it works? > So you don't use search engines, eh? Do you actually know what a bookmark is?