Re:Most promoted and blocked domains among Kagi Search users
by carlosjobim on Saturday August 05, 2023 @09:02AM
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People always compare with Netflix, but that makes no sense at all to me. Is Kagi comparable to Netflix because they are both presented to you on a digital screen? I see nothing else that makes them comparable.
Laundry detergent and breakfast cereal both come in a box in the supermarket, but it doesn't make the products comparable. A house and a car both have a door and you usually sit inside, but it doesn't make the products comparable.
Netflix is a great bargain (for those who enjoy their offerings), and I think people are shooting themselves in the foot by dismissing other great services because they've somehow tricked themselves to thinking they should be compared to Netflix only because they're offered through a digital screen.
Re:Most promoted and blocked domains among Kagi Search users
by OJFord on Saturday August 05, 2023 @08:32PM
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I said myself that it is stupid and futile to compare things like this.
Though I'd stand by Netflix as a better comparison to Kagi than coffee (as in the comment I was replying to) to anyone who insists on doing it.
Re:Most promoted and blocked domains among Kagi Search users
by carlosjobim on Sunday August 06, 2023 @07:28AM
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I agree that the comparison with coffee does not make sense. But in what ways are Netflix and Kagi comparable?
I don't think coffee's a great analogy - it has far more utility for me, I don't buy it as a service, and it costs me roughly £24 (what, $30ish) a month in beans.
I'm not seriously suggesting it because I think comparing prices of different things to determine value very quickly gets silly, but a closer comparison might be Netflix: Kagi would cost me about as much per month for search as Netflix. Silly, as I said, but if I tried really strictly to pay for things according to relative value or utility to me, there's no way that would make sense.
Part of the problem is asking me to switch from free I suppose - if DDG suddenly started charging me $5 I'd be more likely to pay Kagi $10 than I am today if that makes sense.