Depending how long ago you used it, you might give it another go. I spent a while trying and failing to use DDG reliably. Then I took a second pass a bit later

Depending how long ago you used it, you might give it another go. I spent a while trying and failing to use DDG reliably. Then I took a second pass a bit later, the results were only a little worse than Google. Then over time, I found myself using the !g command to double check DDG less and less. I did a !g search for the first time in several months yesterday, and laughed when I saw how much worse Google’s results were. Try it for a month. You may find out that you’re just used to a particular way of searching Google. Maybe DDG will offer you something better once you get a little familiarity. In particular, I find technical topic searches to be head-and-shoulders better with DDG than Google.