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DAE feel like DuckDuckGo is now just as good as google for the vast majority of searches? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 14 hours ago by doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Not because DDG got better, but just because google got worse.

google is still better for site-specific searches, and google scholar still has minimal AI slop

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[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

I’ve been using DDG exclusively for something like 8 years. It works great for regular text search and I use bing for image searches. I really don’t understand the reluctance of people to switch to it. To me, Google has been borderline unusable garbage for a long time.

[–] CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 1 points 29 minutes ago

DDG is slow. Like noticeably slower than other search engines. I have been using DDG exclusively for 2 months at this point and it is wild how much faster brave search is not even mentioning google search.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 48 minutes ago

I used it for a few years, realized that I had to use bangs every other search, and reluctantly switched back to Google. But now Google is way worse than it was, so I think I might as well try switching back again, see how it feels now.

[–] serendipity@aussie.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

Same here, although I don’t know how long I’ve been on DDG exactly. I never not find what I’m looking for.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Cherry on the shit sundae was a couple months ago when Google started to require JavaScript be enabled for search.

[–] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago

Okay, so this wasn't just me! I installed NoScript for Chrome on my work laptop as a stop gap for no more ublock origin and thought something was fishy w/ Google's search page.