I use a private SearxNg instance that is self hosted on my home server.
It draws results from multiple search engines that you can choose from: DDG, Bing, brave, start page, Wikipedia and many more.
It is easily deployed using docker containers. Being self hosted it's pretty quick. Only slowed slightly by making simultaneous queries to multiple search engines.
I think I goofed and replied to the wrong comment.
There is also a big red button on the left that says "Block Community"
Behaww defederated, so they might want to rethink some of those replacement suggestions
That's why it's important for normal users who leave the site to delete their comments and submission too.
If you haven't done it, go back and delete your posts and comments. Reddit needs your content, without its users providing content and moderation Reddit is done.
It isn't about development investment. It's about engines. Engines have long tail after sales profits from maintenance and parts. It's why Toyota recently unveiled their ammonia fueled engine and declared electric vehicles are dead. Electric engines remove a ton of after sales profits in the form of servicing, spare parts and upgrades.