I really don’t think OP meant “there is no way to avoid using Search”. The point is that nothing that you described is a serious competitive threat to Search.

I really don’t think OP meant “there is no way to avoid using Search”. The point is that nothing that you described is a serious competitive threat to Search. You might get a lot of gratification out of avoiding giving Google your data but the reality is most traffic is coming from people who will choose convenience.