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Is it just me or do all search engines feel soooo bad these days? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by MTK@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Searching is fun again.

What? When was searching ever "fun"? And when was that even a desirable state? Statements like this contribute to the propensity to dismiss kagi fans as shills.

[–] obre@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

unnecessary antagonism aside, people have fun learning and satisfying their curiosity, and it's more rewarding when there's less bloat to slog through

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There is no propensity to do this at all. It just you being a prick I think. You are clearly too young to remember when Google first came out. Harnessing the power of search is exciting! The internet may be getting shitier, but there is still fun to be had. Im sorry if you've never experienced that.

[–] obre@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Seriously!? You enjoyed surfing the web? Accessing the information superhighway, a completely novel and unprecedented advance in our ability to explore what is effectively the database of all human knowledge? Statements like this reinforce my incredibly niche but deeply held prejudice against "people" like you.

[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

This x100. Obviously anyone who has fun using well crafted tools to explore a vast frontier of information is a shill. /s