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Part of why internet search sucks is that many gave up trying in the face of Google. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Pseudo-monopolies are great at extinguishing imagination like that, and tbh Google search (as I understand its basic setup) was only as good as it was thanks to timing and few really good competitors.

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[-] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Not the OP but currently have:

  • Kagi - Search...
  • Proton - Email, Calendar, VPN, Pass (I just use for aliases). Now that I've upped my privacy knowledge I need to reevaluate. I do like their products though from a useability perspective. VPN supporting port forwarding is a bonus.
  • Backblaze B2 - off site backups using rclone and Round Sync (android rclone) to sync files
  • Mullvad VPN - Just got based on the XMR payment option and RAM only servers. Still deciding where I have a VPN included with Proton. I don't like putting my eggs all in one basket though as I did with Google so its attractive to keep.
  • Bitwarden - Password manager. May switch to self hosted in the future.
  • Standard Notes - May switch to self hosted if I don't lose any features I use.
[-] UnlimitedRumination@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

You obviously have good taste ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ˜ (no /s)

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