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This was lovely, and coincidentally I discovered it via Kev's Sublime library: https://sublime.app/kev

When it comes to search I've always believed the opposite of a good idea is also a good idea. Google enabled scale and speed: every page on the web returned in an instant. But scale is at odds with another fundamental human need: relevance.

At Sublime, we're striving for that feeling of resonance that you can only get from farm-to-table organic search results, handmade with 100% certified human creativity.

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looks like a cool app!

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Thank you Elan, for highlighting the importance of "a relational action, an interest in doing the hard work not just to find but to truly search, for each other, around each other, within each other."

There's a whole universe of possibilities awaiting us, beyond Google Search.

For some other useful pointers beyond Marginalia and Exa, check: https://goodtools.substack.com/p/alternative-search-engines-good-tools

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Thank you for writing this. I wonder how Kagi does in this mix...also like DuckDuckGo, and the rest, built on the same tech, but another resource for having a good search. These are excellent tips.

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