Why Are There No Good Non-Google Search Engines?

Why does Duck Duck Go suck? Why can't we have nice things? I talk about that and why it seems like we might never have a good FOSS alternative to the mighty Google.

Yes. This video was scripted (hence why my eyes were not where they were supposed to be). Yes, I'm terrible at scripting videos. I'll get better. Maybe.

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[TheLinuxCast]

I'm honestly quite shocked at how many people think DDG is great. I must be holding it wrong or something.

Two examples of why I disagree.

First, searching for the solution to an error I was getting in Xmonad. Using the exact text of the error. No usable result on 2 pages of DDG. First result of Google was the solution.

Second. Searching for a story I had read ages ago. Same search query, no result at DDG, was on the first page of Google.

These are just two of many examples of DDG failing me. So idk why it works for everyone else. Maybe y'all are just .more willing to over look when the results are bad.

[heroe]

DDG doesn't even show you the last updated time of a given page, which makes unusable for certain things where date matters

[AliensInc.]

I moved from google to duck about a year ago, never back to google.
I find my datasheets that I need in duck so....

[Joanyan]

why is it so difficult for me to use a search engine that indexes websites for my actual search query

[willieiso]

Qwant, Startpage are two more that I like.... i have never really fallen in with the USA based NSA trolled sites like google, ddg or bing...

[picollojr]

Duckduckgo became exactly like google. Internet is not so free as it used to be, it seems.

[RandyHanley]

Very good points. Google does have all the data. It really terrifies me.

[themroc]

I disagree. Also Google block most warez search results, while DDG doesn' t. Arguably because they don' t have he technical means to.

[rjfossilsauce]

I use Ecosia. The results are from Bing... but I might as well help plant trees whilst not using Google.

[alphabennyrosy]

I like ddg and I am happy for the most part with the search results😁.

[blynkers]

"Don't try to understand women. Women understand women and they hate each other." - Al Bundy

[russellrussell]

I loathe Google. But every other search engine is rubbish. Gmail is awesome. I can live without Google maps and Google calendar. And I do.

[reesericdotci]

Startpage? Also, I like DDG because I've gotten really good at specific keyword searching so DDG gives me better results most of the time.

[nonetaken]

Talking about "privacy" as the problem with Google is almost misdirection. The real problem is censorship. Without censorship the privacy problem goes away by itself.

[mvcvalli]

“DuckDuckGo sucks” I strongly disagree.