I tried Kagi and while I really really wanted to like it, cause the concept is great, I was very unimpressed. It’s not mostly their fault, the internet as a whole has just become more and more shit.

Kagi actually pays to use Google's own data; they just run their own algorithms to cut out the AI crap and other nonsense.

What even is this? I thought dogpile disappeared a long time ago, is this a resurrection of some sort?

Definitely not the dogpile of old.

I was really hoping you weren't. I just checked Chrome, where I logged in about a month ago by mistake, and it hasn't logged me out. That unfortunately means that 404 is contributing to the Blink monopoly, which is sad.

Anyway, if you happen to have a paid subscription, the RSS feed permanently logs you in.

People don't want to admit that DDG has been a steaming shitloaf for more than a year

I tried Kagi out and enabled the setting to minimize SEO spammy/AI sloppy search results.

It's not 100% perfect, but it's noticeably better than my last few years of DDG usage. When I search for "How to X" or "Best X buyer's guide", I actually get real results. And not just equivalent to adding "site:reddit" to my search, I mean real hobbyist or professional forums where people have been discussing this shit for years. It's really refreshing.