It doesn't feel like there's any real alternative to Google search. Most of the privacy based search websites are really just Google or Bing on the backend. The only other index is Yandex the Russian one, which, yeah. I'm happy to be proven wrong, but the internet search space is approaching peak enshittification, and it doesn't look like anyone is stepping up to meaningfully change anything. No private companies seem willing to actually square up with Google, considering the investment it would take. Honestly I don't see things getting better anytime soon. This is just another symptom of the erosion of the social contract in the US and the rampant greed that's driving it. Nothing we can do can't be enshittified by bad actors in this environment. Not to be too US centric, most of the big tech companies are based here so our garbage culture fucks over everyone.