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I've been using ecosia for the past 3 or 4 months now and it works really well, especially if you're googling for information. Feels like going back to the old internet, where you actually get some real sources and websites you don't see around anymore. If I'm searching for something scientific I can actually get the whole study rather than some awful summaries of the study that leave out important parts.
On the other hand if I'm looking for restaurants or placss to eat or stuff like that Google is still a better source because you can link to the map easily and the functionality is just a bit better still.
Thanks for the answer! I've been using DDG for the last few months and it is also bad anything map related or at localizing things (DDG also bad with news, it reverts to MSN alot as a news aggregator) )I will have to use Ecosia to real compare the two but their tree planting idea has made curios enough to try it. Thanks again
Yeah the tree planting and the fact that they seem very open about their funding and where it goes drew me in. I Google random shit all the time so I figure might as well do good for it rather than using Google search and all the crap AI that comes with it that uses absurd amounts of energy and fuel.