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Is it just me or do all search engines feel soooo bad these days? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by 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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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Signing up and logging in isn't a problem imo. I wouldn't even mind if I had to pay for searches, but I'm not going to make it a subscription service. Unless they add an option to do something like buy 1000 searches that never expire, its not something I'd considered. I do think they beat out competitors like google with their results pretty consistently though based on the trial.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not gonna subscription my heated car seats but search is a service that costs an ongoing amount to provide. The subscription isn't significant, it's $5 a month for 300 searches (or $10 for unlimited).

    I know we've been conditioned to expect search for free, but if we want to get away from the "the user is the product" model then I think it's a good thing to have a subscription to a service that has ongoing costs to provide.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Up to 300 searches. I'm not asking for free. Just for it to not be a subscription. Just sell me 300 searches.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Ah right, I get you. I wonder if they have considered this. Pretty sure their free/demo tier is 100 searches not confined to a time period so presumably the platform could handle that model.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes but then how do they get that sweet sweet recurring revenue

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