Maybe that’s your definition of a search engine. Mine is that it returns high quality results that achieve my goals. If I’m asking a question, I want the answe

Maybe that’s your definition of a search engine. Mine is that it returns high quality results that achieve my goals. If I’m asking a question, I want the answer to the question. If I’m researching a topic, I want a mix of simple and robust reliable information. I use HN as a search engine for things tech/startup related. It’s curated and that works well. I have no problem using a search engine that down-votes unreliable sources, yet still provides access to them if I search directly. That more correlates with helping me solve my problems than making me filter out spam, scams and propaganda.