Bob@midwest.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years agoRemember when Google made their assistant worse and we all predicted they were planning on bringing the same features back but using AI bullshit?message-squaremessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareRemember when Google made their assistant worse and we all predicted they were planning on bringing the same features back but using AI bullshit?Bob@midwest.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square66linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareClbull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoGoogle have really enshittified their services, to the point where I’ve seriously thought about using Bing as my search engine instead.
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI use duck duck go. IIRC, it’s based on bing. It’s better. I also use perplexity though. It’s very useful.
minus-squareClbull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIn my use case, my privacy is already compromised from using mainstream tech, also cached pages are kinda a big deal.
minus-squareBob@midwest.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoCheck out Ecosia. It’s the same thing, but your searches plant trees in a responsible manner.
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI have. Duck duck is more reliable. Will try again tho. I like trees.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoKagi. Not free, but the best.
minus-squareClbull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoKagi is tempting, and for how much I use search I may want to genuinely use it.
Google have really enshittified their services, to the point where I’ve seriously thought about using Bing as my search engine instead.
I already switched
I use duck duck go. IIRC, it’s based on bing. It’s better.
I also use perplexity though. It’s very useful.
In my use case, my privacy is already compromised from using mainstream tech, also cached pages are kinda a big deal.
Check out Ecosia. It’s the same thing, but your searches plant trees in a responsible manner.
I have. Duck duck is more reliable.
Will try again tho. I like trees.
Kagi. Not free, but the best.
Kagi is tempting, and for how much I use search I may want to genuinely use it.