u/Weary-Management-496

I’ve been reading through a lot of posts here about search engines, and I’m trying to get a better frame of reference from people who actually care about this topic.

What search engine do you currently use daily, and what does it do well enough that keeps you using it?

+ I always see post/comments on good searches but what does that really look like to you, is it minimal bias on results , is it accuracy of the results or does it really come down to finding niche content you otherwise wouldn't find on other engines. Also if a site like that exist how segregated would the ads need to be if you want to keep the service running. Or would you prefer a pay per search model

Also, what does your current search engine not have that you wish it did? For example: better exact-match results, stronger search operators, less SEO spam, less ad pressure, better privacy, its own index, better discovery of smaller websites, better Reddit/forum results, better image/video search, cleaner UI, etc.

More broadly, what do you currently hate about the search engine ecosystem?

And if you believe there was a “golden age” of search engines, when was it? What made that era feel better, more accurate, or more useful compared to now?

I’m asking because I see a lot of good points scattered across different posts here, and I thought it would be useful to consolidate people’s opinions in one place. I’m also trying to get inspired by what people think search should actually be, instead of just accepting the current Google/Bing/DDG/4get/Brave/Kagi/etc. landscape as-is.

Not trying to start a brand war. I’m more interested in what features, tradeoffs, and design choices actually matter to serious search users.

I’ve been wondering if anyone in the Monero community is working on a simple way to automatically buy XMR on a set schedule, like every payday, without relying on a centralized exchange.

Right now, Kraken is honestly one of the only seamless options I know of where I can set up recurring crypto buys and have it sit somewhere I have some level of control before moving it to my own wallet. I don’t want to depend on Kraken long-term, but the convenience of automatic recurring buys is hard to beat.

Ideally, I’d love something beginner-friendly where I could set a weekly or biweekly purchase amount, connect a payment method, and have the XMR automatically sent to my wallet or at least make the self-custody process easier.

I’m not very tech savvy, so making my own script is not really something I want to mess with. I’m more curious if anyone is already building something like this, knows of an existing tool, or has insight into why this is difficult to do in a non-custodial or privacy-respecting way.

Any recommendations, projects, or explanations would be appreciated.