I had started using SearXNG a while back and it was working nicely but it occasionally would just stop working and even after trying a few different instances i would be unable to use it. I'm gonna give it another try, I'm really tired of Google et Al 🫠
I switched to DuckDuckGo as my default last year, and after about a month, I got used to the slight changes. All that stuff you listed above is either not there or removable. Never going back.
Smarmy little LLM squatting in search results being like wow yeah you should have asked a search engine buddy, get a load of this maroon.
If they used an LLM to create a Waldorf and Stadtler style heckler to make fun of my searches that would be a real value-add. Instead they did it by accident and the joke is on them.
I'm going to give the AI a high five on this one. It's the hidden mind's only way of subtly telling the person staring at the screen that they are an idiot. Use the proper program (like one of the dozen MAP apps!) for the proper purpose.
I then told it that I'd like to hit them all in one day. It gave me some pacing strategies, an itinerary, and complemented my bold endeavor. It recommended that I research menus so I can focus on quality over quantity. I may have it do that for me, too.