I suspect that this is the direct result of AI generated content just overwhelming any real content.

I tried ddg, google, bing, quant, and none of them really help me find information I want these days.

Perplexity seems to work but I don’t like the idea of AI giving me “facts” since they are mostly based on other AI posts

ETA: someone suggested SearXNG and after using it a bit it seems to be much better compared to ddg and the rest.

  • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.ukEnglish
    7·
    10 hours ago

    Infinitely worse. I barely use search engines for issues these days and no longer recommend that people “Google” things.

      • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        6 hours ago

        Besides be sad and hit my head against a wall? Depending on the query, I’ll sometimes use ChatGPT or find an associated Discord, subreddit or somewhere and hope for the best.

        I’m disappointed a lot.

        • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          I bang my head against search engines. Normally I can find something decent after multiple searches, but it never used to be this way.