> If you're not willing to pay for the services you require... you're going to have a bad time. Agree. I've been using Kagi for a few months now and have been

> If you're not willing to pay for the services you require... you're going to have a bad time. Agree. I've been using Kagi for a few months now and have been pleasantly surprised I haven't had to revert back to Google once. I resisted for a long time, but Googles results have been going downhill for a whle, and I realised that if I want to use something, somebody has to pay for it, and that somebody should probably be me, the user. "Unicorn" companies like social media live off investment dollars then usually ads. The former has dried up, only leaving the latter. I'd never pay $8 a month for Twitter, but I also don't care about it. I'd imagine many daily users would. I've been a part of many communities where the owners have to beg for money for running costs monthly. It's always a struggle, and I don't see Mastodon being any different without compromising their principles.