Have you tried one of the google search alternatives?

• kagi
• Quant
• Ecosia
• duckduckgo

Of course they can not compensate for the shithole the whole internet has become

I can't give you sources or scientific evidence but I can give you my top 3 reasons apart of the obvious:

• no Ads and corporate accounts (At this point in time)
• less but better content + conversations
• it's more healthy for my brain... less rage- and clickbait or Self-playing videos

To be fair these will all be gone when there is more popularity