Does it, though? I do wonder if we just have set up a false expectation of how search ought to work. I want answers to problems I have, 20-30 seconds for a good quality answer will very, very often be vastly preferred over 200ms and results I'll have to frequently delve deeper into myself, and I am not adding any less than 30 seconds in most cases.

I'm happy to use a !bang to indicate what kind of response I want. I'm not the average user but people understand the difference between asking your roommate who's right there and asking a professional about something, so this doesn't seem like much of a stretch.