I'll just use this opportunity to mention kagi.com, a search engine that you pay for, but which doesn't track you and gives you controls for customizing your search results yourself instead of letting an algorithm build a profile of your habits. I've used it for months now, and I'm not going back.
this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2023
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Google has sent internet into ‘spiral of decline’, claims DeepMind co-founder
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Google is terrible. It is beyond me that the majority of the population is dumb/uneducated enough to use it.
DDG to the rescue! It's astounding how in this day and age, duckduckgo gives much more meaningful results than google. Exception made for local businesses, but for technical info and issues, DDG is way better.
Obligatory mention of Kagi (which is actually brilliant).
Mmm, but what's their plan to resist enshittification? After all, Google started out as "fundamentally different, user-centric." What will Kagi do when their market penetration peaks and the business managers demand more growth?