Maybe my shit is all being MITM’d but Google, DDG, and Kagi all spit out the same useless results. Doesn’t matter what I search for, and I’m not searching for anything special, just everyday random things. Search has regressed to ask Jeeves days imo
Everyday random things. You’ll have to be my ISP, government, or browser if you want to collect specifics. Hit up Google they’ll sell it to you, just cut me a commission check will ya?
If your searches are this descriptive then yes, I'd expect useless results everywhere. I use Kagi where Bing used to be, for technical reference lookups. It's excellent at putting API docs front-and-center, which means I can alt-tab back to my text editor that much faster. What I love about Kagi is how little of my time and attention the tool requires.
Also my own anecdata - the privacy concerns are a red herring, because the utility of knowing everything you've typed into your PC is diminished when ad surface area no longer exists. I like that Kagi has a privacy focus, but them losing it would not cause me to stop paying for the service as long as the quality was the same or better.
> If your searches are this descriptive then yes, I'd expect useless results everywhere
Y'all have a hard on for knowing specifically what I'm searching for, for some reason, don't ya?
I've been a software engineer for over a decade. I'm self taught. I've worked at some of the largest websites in the world. I owe my entire career to my ability to search for shit I don't know and finding results that literally teach me how to program. In a way, I owe my entire career to Google's search results that used to be top notch. The point is, I know how search used to be, and I know now that it sucks complete ass for me. I know how to search for the proper keywords because I wouldn't have my career without it so you should trust me when I say it's not user error, it's the search results, and stop asking for specific search terms when I'm guaranteeing you 100% the issue is not me. If I sucked at searching I wouldn't be on this site typing this message right now, I'd still be working in a factory.
