Let's DuckDuckGOOOOOOO!

We're at a point where not only should the Internet be classified as a utility, so should Search.

Oh look, more anticompetitive shenanigans.

Break Google up. Bring the full force of antitrust down on them.

Anything else is an unmitigated disaster waiting to happen.

Can someone explain why the fuck Google is pushing this so hard? Generative AI is not a general intelligence, and useless for concrete facts. Google has already demonstrated how shitty it is for information, and the people with the knowledge to work on the project have to know this.

So why the fuck are they all full steam ahead on something that will always be useless for them?

Been on ddg for a few months now. Doesnt look like i need to go back either

So how do I actually opt out? My website is just some personal hobby stuff on wordpress that only friends and family look at, I don’t need seo.

I've been really happy with Kagi since switching.

We do really need to figure how to make some kind of decentralized search engine.

If I say no and revoke my consent, and they do it anyway ...

That's actually a good news. Maybe we're able to revert the internet to the times before the Eternal September happened

I've switched from DuckDuckGo to Ghostery Private search. I've been happier with the results than DDG.

Please understand that this is the next 'SEO' shit.

It was going to be this from the very start.

Google is genuinely bad now. I switched to Ecosia which is just Bing with a simpler front end and they use their profits to plant trees. I don't think Ecosia is particularly special though. Duck Duck Go, Bing whatever, they're all better than Google.

Whenever I set up a new computer then search for something, I'm always surprised at first seeing the awful layout and quality of the search results before I realize that I haven't changed the default search from Google. It's awful now. Seriously, how are people using it?

My new favorite way to search is perplexity.ai. It's an AI search tool that summarizes the loads of crap out there so you don't need to read through the junk that people write. It provides sources, unlike using ChatGPT, which is incredibly valuable. All AIs make shit up, so having links to double check it is a must. Unlike Bing Chat, or whatever Microsoft calls it this week, you can ask follow up questions to home in on what you want.

Google: "Making AI helpful for everyone..." (..mostly us!)