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This man is surprised that his google results are terrible. I have to assume this is a frog boiling thing and he's only just noticed the water heating up. Havin

This man is surprised that his google results are terrible. I have to assume this is a frog boiling thing and he's only just noticed the water heating up. Having switched to Kagi years ago, I'm immediately horrified by the state of Google if I ever end up on it. It's appalling and has been for a few years now.

toast0 2y ago
Google does a lot of personalization of search results. But if you don't give it your searches, it won't know what you want. So when you come back after switching, it's much worse.
charlie0 2y ago
It's getting closer to the point where we will compare Google to Kagi like web-browsing without an ad-blocker. It's hell surfing the web with ad-blocking off.
- lotsofpulp 2y ago
  Reading this comment just above your comment is funny: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41594450 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41594450
  - charlie0 2y ago
    Lol, guess you can't really escape. One benefit of Kagi is you can block websites from appearing. Maybe website blocking lists will appear similar to ad blocking lists. Maybe Kagi already lets you do this.
burkaman 2y ago
Try those same search terms in Kagi and you'll see Forbes at the top of the results. I use Kagi and like it a lot but you should be aware that most of their results come from Google.
- bloopernova 2y ago
  You can block Forbes in Kagi search, but not in Google.
  - xbar 2y ago
    how to get rid of roaches -site:forbes.com -site:usnews.com -site:nredwallet.com -site:usatoday.com -site:businessinsider.com -site:marketwatch.com -site:bankrate.com -site:money.com -site:fool.com
    - magic-michael 2y ago
      What's the issue with all these websites? Is it simply that you have a distaste for affiliate sites in general? It’s worth noting that Lars Lofgren’s own affiliate site (the person that wrote this article), hradvice.com, was impacted by a Google update in August, so there might be some personal bias and motive here. But I’m curious—what exactly are the criticisms you have towards platforms like NerdWallet and Bankrate? Would love to better understand.
- drcongo 2y ago
  Interesting! Presumably I've downranked Forbes at some point over the past few years, I get useful results in Kagi.

toast0 2y ago

Google does a lot of personalization of search results. But if you don't give it your searches, it won't know what you want. So when you come back after switching, it's much worse.

charlie0 2y ago

It's getting closer to the point where we will compare Google to Kagi like web-browsing without an ad-blocker. It's hell surfing the web with ad-blocking off.

lotsofpulp 2y ago
Reading this comment just above your comment is funny: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41594450 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41594450
- charlie0 2y ago
  Lol, guess you can't really escape. One benefit of Kagi is you can block websites from appearing. Maybe website blocking lists will appear similar to ad blocking lists. Maybe Kagi already lets you do this.

burkaman 2y ago

Try those same search terms in Kagi and you'll see Forbes at the top of the results. I use Kagi and like it a lot but you should be aware that most of their results come from Google.

bloopernova 2y ago
You can block Forbes in Kagi search, but not in Google.
- xbar 2y ago
  how to get rid of roaches -site:forbes.com -site:usnews.com -site:nredwallet.com -site:usatoday.com -site:businessinsider.com -site:marketwatch.com -site:bankrate.com -site:money.com -site:fool.com
  - magic-michael 2y ago
    What's the issue with all these websites? Is it simply that you have a distaste for affiliate sites in general? It’s worth noting that Lars Lofgren’s own affiliate site (the person that wrote this article), hradvice.com, was impacted by a Google update in August, so there might be some personal bias and motive here. But I’m curious—what exactly are the criticisms you have towards platforms like NerdWallet and Bankrate? Would love to better understand.
drcongo 2y ago
Interesting! Presumably I've downranked Forbes at some point over the past few years, I get useful results in Kagi.