I've had everything paused but device info and youtube history for a few months now. I have not noticed any significant change in the quality of search results

I've had everything paused but device info and youtube history for a few months now. I have not noticed any significant change in the quality of search results. Though I primarily use DuckDuckGo I have to fall back on Google every now and again (or use Google to get different results). Google is still better at inferring what I mean in a search than DuckDuckGo. Google seems to take into account current events, my location, and pop culture better than DuckDuckGo. I have not noticed any effect from changing my privacy permissions.