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I know it's been getting worse over time, but I could still find what I needed after some digging.

Recently it's been like 10 minutes of adjusting search terms, still getting completely useless or irrelevant results, and me just giving up afterwards. Other search engines seem just as bad.

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[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (30 children)

The results are usually the most clicked, not necessarily the factual links. Others have recommended kagi. I haven’t tried it yet. I remember when the internet started and you had to use them all!

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (23 children)

I'll have to try kagi some time

EDIT: subscription based... Idk, definite maybe on that one.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (22 children)

Is that the one that costs money? You can't have a true incognito search if that's the case.

[–] ironsoap@lemmy.one 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

True, but worth reading their about page and privacy page. Not saying it'll stay this way, but the way they are running is something that makes more sense then being sold as a product to Google. And you aren't getting much of an incognito these days with all the fingerprinting they are doing.

I will admit kagi search isn't the highest performer, but it's viable. DDG, Start page, etc. Might give you more privacy, or not (hard to tell with DDG these days), but it might be worth trying a different model for a while.

I miss the days when the internet was truly free, but in lieu of that we have to have something better. Kagi is a start.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago
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