Comment on YSK: if you dont have Kagi, the next best thing is to search DDG with date range set before 2012 (ish)

mo_lave@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Since the internet is now slop, ive been doing this with almost any search, and its sooooo good. Kagi is better, but this is free. I was getting so pissed off with how slopified search has become for everything.

The slop is real and, frankly, hard to read and at the same time a very convenient format for an article. I wouldn’t go that far, as it’s like shooting the messenger. I care more about the message. In practice, I have the reflexive urge to scroll to the Conclusion portion if the “slop” resource is worth reading.

Only downside is remembering to change my search setting every time !

My default search engine is a Searx instance with specific settings. It’s a pain to configure, so that gets saved as a bookmark.

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