When I do a web search, I do not want Google to go to the websites for me, pull the information, and interpret it for me.
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@earthworm @DukeDuke @CryptPad Cheers! I’ve used CryptPad, and I am glad it exists, but it’s definitely got some rough edges.
I don’t know that people I know would be willing to switch because of those rough edges.

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When I do a web search, I do not want Google to go to the websites for me, pull the information, and interpret it for me. I want it to give me a list of websites that I can read and evaluate myself because AI is frequently wrong: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/
@evacide "When I do a web search, I do not want Google."
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@evacide I really wish people on here could resist the urge to recommend some other search engine.
@nske My Mastodon replies are a special kind of hell. I know several people who use them to build blocklists.