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I have tried several times (bing, ddg) to switch away from Google, but I have been disappointed by the results. I don't really know if other search engines wou

I have tried several times (bing, ddg) to switch away from Google, but I have been disappointed by the results. I don't really know if other search engines would improve over time as I "trained" them on the subjects that I search for (as I have unwittingly done with google). As a recent example, Google knows full well that when I search for "hugo" that what I am after is results related to a template engine, not about a film, line of clothing, politician, or poet. I am currently unwilling to suffer through the bad results phase in the hopes that I can train the search engine up. Even then, once I have trained the search engine on my profile, what will I have gained other than teaching some other aggregator about the things I like?

chris_f 7y ago
Interesting, I get "hugo" as the first organic result on Google and 2nd on Bing (and DDG, which is the same as Bing in most cases). All of them hedge their search intention bet by also providing film information in the side bar.
chris_f 7y ago
"Even then, once I have trained the search engine on my profile, what will I have gained other than teaching some other aggregator about the things I like?" I guess that's the real answer. People are more likely to switch if they have a problem with the search engine they currently use vs. something "better" coming along. "Better" in search relevance is super subjective as well.