I've been having the same thoughts recently, to the extent where I've wanted to post "Ask HN: How do you search for independent bloggers and forum discussions?"

I've been having the same thoughts recently, to the extent where I've wanted to post "Ask HN: How do you search for independent bloggers and forum discussions?". I may as well throw that out here now, how do I find individuals and their thoughts/comments/articles/websites rather than the typical results which are full of big companies?