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·
    22 days 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·
      21 days 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.