I get what you're saying, but I would absolutely love a completely plain version of Google, where I didn't have to opt-out of anything ever again. Yes, sometimes it might be nice to get results that are in my neighbourhood or relevant to my interest, but sometimes I wish I could get what Google thinks is the globally most interesting response. Iterating and expanding on the query actually lets me learn about the subject.

So pretty please: http://vanilla.google.com . Just like the old days :)