Kagi has quickly grown into something of a household name within tech circles. From Hacker News and Lobsters to Reddit, the search provider seems to attract near-universal praise. Whenever the topic of search engines comes up, there’s an almost ritual rush to be the first to recommend Kagi, often followed by a chorus of replies echoing the endorsement.

Kagi has quickly grown into something of a household name within tech circles. From Hacker News and Lobsters to Reddit, the search provider seems to attract near-universal praise. Whenever the topic of search engines comes up, there’s an almost ritual rush to be the first to recommend Kagi, often followed by a chorus of replies echoing the endorsement.

  • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
    7·
    16 hours ago

    Tech people have zero idea what privacy is or should be, and desperately look for anything to make then feel elites. Paying for Kagi is a flex.

    Kagi is fine, but it certainly not magic.

    Qwant, Startpage, and SearXNG work well.

    Ecosia is DDG (which is Bing results) as a non-profit.

    Mojeek…ugh, you stupid but nice guy. You’ll get there one day.

    • DrDystopia@lemy.lolEnglish
      3·
      15 hours ago

      Tech people have zero idea what privacy is or should be, and desperately look for anything to make then feel elites.

      What you’re describing are ‘idiots’ and they’re in the tech field as well as saturating every other aspect of life.

      Those with privacy systems truly worth flexing, won’t. So that excludes me as I don’t have any darknet only, privacy focused, self-hosted, deep encrypted systems at all.

      • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
        4·
        14 hours ago

        Sure, but tech bros manage to balance being idiots and influence pretty well. And for the most part, tech people prefer things that are both a money flex and perceived easing friction. Even even they don’t.

        Reading HN is a constant surprise at how willingly tech people willingly don’t hold back anything. It’s nuts.

        • DrDystopia@lemy.lolEnglish
          2·
          14 hours ago

          Hmm, I’m not sure I consider tech bros, vibe coders and GUI dependents as tech people. The type of tech people I’m thinking of don’t seek to ease friction, they want to create a frictionless system.

          Because that’s what the average tech idiot need - To be able to show off to the average idiot.

          If idiots want to follow idiots, that’s a different issue.

    • bitwolf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      16 hours ago

      Ecosia and Qwant I read are partnering to make a discrete search index.

      Although I don’t know the current status of the effort, it may not be Bing for much longer.