• haverholm@kbin.earth
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    1 month ago

    I’m more surprised that people still use Google search at all after the years of enshittification — first the SEO crap, then “personalized search” bubbles, and finally the “AI” idiocy. Even shouting questions down a wishing well seems more productive at this point.

    • leisesprecher@feddit.org
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      1 month ago

      Not to sound confrontational, but you’re way too focused on your - likely rather advanced - usage.

      90% of people search for very simple stuff. They want to know the weather or want to know about that new movie they don’t quite remember the name of. And for that use case, Google is perfectly serviceable. And since people are used to it, for example by it being the default on most platforms, they use it.

      A lot of market leaders are objectively a bad choice, but they’re a known brand. Coca cola, McDonald’s, Oracle, etc.

            • frostysauce@lemmy.world
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              1 month ago

              Thanks! A bit steep but probably worth it in the end. Do you know if you can set it as the default search in Firefox?

              • Opisek@lemmy.world
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                29 days ago

                Update: We got the duo pack. You can set it as your default search engine in Firefox on desktop and mobile. The experience is fantastic and I’m never going back. Occasionally I find myself checking the search results on Google to compare and very frequently they are filled with ads, AI generated articles or down right censored. Regarding the last one, I looked up some VPN provider’s name I didn’t know that I found on Lemmy and the results were identical except for one result missing from Google but on the second place in Kagi results: An article about that VPN company’s private keys being compromised. That is something that I would like to know as a consumer about products I search for and it looks like Google is downright being paid to remove negative press.