[JesseMReeves]

I've been a beta user but the 10$/month price tag is too steep for me.

That being said, I'm beginning to think that having a price tag as entry barrier is a good thing for a search engine.

One of the reasons for Google's downfall is that they had to cater to dumb and easily controllable masses.

Also, the aggressive SEO that made the search results so bad made economical sense as soon as those masses flocked at the platform.

Kagi may only stay this good if it does not become too popular. I hope the developers think about the fact that their best strategy might be focusing on their current sizeable niche market of nerds and intellectually curious people.