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0 pointsjoshstrange2y ago0 comments

Wow, not really sure where the hostility is coming from. I'm literally asking for suggestion/motivations/reasons to pay because I feel like it is something I want but I need help getting over the hump of paying for search. I also outlined that I didn't experience an increase in quality and posited that I might be using it wrong or not taking full advantage.

> You've literally managed to find the most insignificant thing to worry about in existence.

It's clearly not "insignificant" since others here have voiced the same concern or annoyance. I think we have enough research/studies to show that metering/limiting has an effect on how people use something even if the overage fee is low.

I used the trial and I wasn't sold on it, I was asking for people to tell me how they get value out of it, you're doing literally the opposite and being a jerk about it. If anything your comment makes me want to just forget about Kagi.

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carlosjobim2y ago

I really didn't intend to be hostile in any way, and I apologize if that's how my comment looked.

We as humans tend to trick our own minds into worrying about insignificant things and sometimes need somebody to help us snap out of it. I was trying to help you with that, but instead you think I came across as a jerk. It's not worth your time to worry about a couple of cents for a search. I know many people have the same concern and worry as you, it is still not rational.

> I used the trial and I wasn't sold on it

Then there is no reason for you to use it - even if it was free. The only reason to use paid search is to get better quality results. There is no special maneuver to use with Kagi, it's just typing the query into the box like on Google.

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