I switched my browser’s default search from Google to this niche engine—and I’m sticking with it

I switched my browser’s default search engine from Google to Kagi, a paid service that can cost up to $10 a month. Yes, paying for something Google offers for free felt strange at first, but Google’s search results had gotten bad enough that I was willing to try alternatives. I’d heard about private search engines that let you explore the web without tracking, and Kagi often came up in discussions.