I suspect that this is the direct result of AI generated content just overwhelming any real content.

I tried ddg, google, bing, quant, and none of them really help me find information I want these days.

Perplexity seems to work but I don’t like the idea of AI giving me “facts” since they are mostly based on other AI posts

ETA: someone suggested SearXNG and after using it a bit it seems to be much better compared to ddg and the rest.

  • babybus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    82·
    1 month ago

    Exactly. A paid search engine is a privacy nightmare, and you have zero guarantees that they don’t monetize you one way or another in addition to the subscription fee.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      1 month ago

      You want to compare the hard evidence on abuse between paid search engines and unpaid search engines? I’m happy to work through that data with you.