I don't like that they want to supplant the existing paradigm... Wikipedia is a human-generated information layer that teachers have always warned should not be cited directly (for one thing, it is continually being edited so what the reader sees is often different than what the person citing it saw). Google seems intent on making it more and more difficult to get past their interpretation of what the Web said down to the actual discourse occurring between different sources on the Web.

The existence of such tools is not something I object to so much as the removal of the self-directed search option.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is absolutely about controlling the narrative.

[–] yellerbadger@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yup control the narrative and also lock you into an ecosystem. You will interface w/ Google on devices that Google approves and software that Google allows you to use.

[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yall use googglle?

[–] jdnewmil@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

yes.

[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why?

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Default by default

[–] woodytrombone@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So far I've been enjoying Kagi thanks to folks on Lemmy, for anyone looking for a good alternative.

[–] Libb@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Kagi was the best search engine I have used since back then, in the 90s, when Google was a new thing, so disruptive. If Kagi was not US-based, I would have very happily remained one of their paid customer, it's real good with many excellent features.