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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by MTK@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] MTK@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

Having to signup and login to a search engines sounds like an annoying hassle

[-] aMockTie@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

It's a very minor annoyance and well worth it in my opinion.

I was searching for a book quote for over a year. I tried every search engine, tried changing the terms, checking back several times every few weeks or so, but couldn't find anything even close. I tried kagi and it was literally the very first result on my very first search.

I haven't looked back and have never had an issue finding what I'm searching for since.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 15 points 10 months ago

You pay instead of seeing ads, so they need the account. Remembers you, though, so you just login once. Plus they have a solution for incognito/private windows too.

I really like it, has some cool features.

[-] hannesh93@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago

You can create a search-link that includes your token so you can also use it in incognito or if you are logged out for some reason.

[-] Alk@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

You do it once.

[-] uzay@infosec.pub 1 points 10 months ago

It is. And it's also terrible for privacy, but people do it with google as well.

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