Which search engine do you use and why?

I have been trying multiple at this point, though I am not sure I found one I am happy with. I tend to use SearXNG, but I tend to make too many searches too quickly and it causes various search engines to block me for a bit.

I thought I should share another search engine if it helps:

LibreX / LibreY

Here's a few more search engines:

Marginalia Search - A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes modern web design - I just tried this one, and it's very handy. Definitely recommend, though the results may not be relevant depending on your search, but sometimes you may find another similar site you would want to bookmark for later.

wiby - A search engine of curated websites, useful for finding small blogs

Mojeek - Proprietary but uses its own web crawler

MWMBL - A free, open-source, and non-profit search engine

At this point, I have been unsatisfied with search engines because the internet it just filled with SEO optimized crap. I made a habit of bookmarking every interesting or useful thing I find. I rely on sites like Lemmy/Lemmygrad, Reddit, Hacker News, etc. to find interesting links. I also look for awesome list git repositories (such as this, this, this, and this) (and this and this to search for more) and Reddit/Lemmy wikis to find useful resources. If I find (semi-)trustworthy news sites like Grayzone, AntiWar, etc., I will keep a tab open to use that as my news feed instead of Reddit. If I want to look up a news story or opinion on a search engine, I tend to add the word "Marxist" or "socialist" and it sometimes gives me results I want. If I want to find help online, I either find the documentation web page or I will just add the word "reddit" since I still rely on reddit question posts to find answers.

Bringing Back The Minimal Web - A blog post about an idea I agree with and that I want to see manifested

One thing I would wish if we reach a socialist society is for everyone to be provided the option to make their own website (multiple options available for various levels of tech savviness, from self-hosting on one's own dedicated server to "simplified web designing tools with presets" for the least tech savvy) subsidized by the government. Then a search engine can be built to prioritize those sites, especially those that people used to make important informational resources.

I also like browsing Gemini websites, which requires a browser add-on or an entirely different browser. You may learn about it here: https://geminiprotocol.net/

I wish there were more Marxist Gemini capsules, though I hope to make Gemini equivalent mirrors of important Marxist websites someday.

I also wish there to be an org-mode protocol to make websites as org documents for emacs. There's this person's blog post that mentioned a similar idea, which I found from this discussion on Reddit.

I find that visiting niche communities on niche platforms helps with finding quality content and resources, thus I tend to enjoy looking through old/new protocols and small websites/platforms before they are flooded with commercialized crap and are abused by users that don't respect the sites' rules/etiquette/culture.

Sidenote: If you like to sail the seven seas, you can self-host Jackett to use as a proxy server to query torrents.