You'd be surprised how accurate your google intuition is. But the main reason you don't miss is because you're using this Alfred shortcut to go somewhere specific. In other words, it's helpful for navigating (when you know you'd want the first result), not when you don't actually know where you want to end up.
Consider these:
l wiki amphetamine
l gwern nootropics
l github turbolinks
l soundcloud radiohead
They'd go where you'd expect and are good examples of when I elect to use this shortcut.
However, here are some bad usage examples because you're trying to navigate when you really want to search:
l amazon piracetam
l buy piracetam
Buying the first Google result isn't how you shop. Instead, you'd `l amazon` to navigate and then search for "piracetam" on Amazon. Or you'd just `buy piracetam` and let it bring up the Google results. The first google result for `amazon piracetam` also happens to go to an Amazon 404.
edit: Not the best example considering Alfred ships with an Amazon shortcut (`amazon piracetam` actually launches an Amazon search), but I hope the point is still clear.
You'd be surprised how accurate your google intuition is. But the main reason you don't miss is because you're using this Alfred shortcut to go somewhere specific. In other words, it's helpful for navigating (when you know you'd want the first result), not when you don't actually know where you want to end up.
Consider these:
They'd go where you'd expect and are good examples of when I elect to use this shortcut.However, here are some bad usage examples because you're trying to navigate when you really want to search:
Buying the first Google result isn't how you shop. Instead, you'd `l amazon` to navigate and then search for "piracetam" on Amazon. Or you'd just `buy piracetam` and let it bring up the Google results. The first google result for `amazon piracetam` also happens to go to an Amazon 404.edit: Not the best example considering Alfred ships with an Amazon shortcut (`amazon piracetam` actually launches an Amazon search), but I hope the point is still clear.