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> you get what you pay for I generally agree with your sentiment against trusting free services/things. I agree with paying for Kagi. But I can see why peopl
by _carbyau_ 8d ago
> you get what you pay for
I generally agree with your sentiment against trusting free services/things.
I agree with paying for Kagi.
But I can see why people try to be frugal with their money and use free services.
The problem is handing over money guarantees nothing.
Money provides the opportunity for the other party to do the right thing by you. But they may take your money and do the shitty thing anyway. Particularly when you have no real way to tell - like most people using the internet.
- r3trohack3r 7d agoI also broadly agree with you're sentiment But re: kagi specifically, for me personally, the delta is obvious and isn't trust based. When I use Kagi I have a curated search experience that has a relatively high information density - driven in large part by the alignment of incentives and the ability for me to tune my results. There is a noticeable difference for me when I switch to 'free' alternatives where the content thrown in front of me is mining for attention and CPM - because the cost of 'free' is covered by the value of my attention. The cost of kagi is less than the value of my attention.