Broken search on Reddit is a feature, not a bug. If search worked reliably there is a lot of content that would never be reposted. I've followed several subred

Broken search on Reddit is a feature, not a bug. If search worked reliably there is a lot of content that would never be reposted. I've followed several subreddits for a long time dealing with hobbies or skills that I know a bit about and it is usually the same questions being asked and answered year after year. If a user could easily find the response I posted in 2006, 2008, 2011, etc then they would not need to make an account to ask their question. They could simply look at the replies posted with all the photos showing how to accomplish what they need to do and then move on with life. Another reason is that users can delete their posts and their accounts. If that subject has been well covered in the past but the posters later deleted their content then it will not be available for search to find it. I regularly spin up new accounts and have since I joined a long time ago. I delete all the posts and then later delete the account when I feel like I want a new start. Reddit regularly needs new eyeballs so search has never worked. With an IPO in their future, search will never work.