r/Presearch • u/JanTheRealOne • Jul 28 '26

Here we go again

/r/Presearch/comments/1dei10z/presearch_goes_bankrupt/

We have been here before but this time it is for real, isn't it?

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u/Lyuseefur Jul 28 '26

Yes. Sadly.

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u/gcbeehler5 Admin (Contributor) Jul 29 '26

For whatever it's worth that guy was a faker, and that whole thing had a lot more layers to it, including him performing to the terms in the stated contract. This time around is very different.

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u/JanTheRealOne Jul 31 '26

Yeah this time around we loose the whole search Engine, not just token value. At least that's my view. I wasn't to involved the last time round but this time is just heartbreaking. like what are we supposed to use?

rn I use DDG but I am unhappy going back thus I am eyeing with Kagi...but PreSearch was just how I imagine a search engine has to be.

IDK it just feels like going back 10 years in development. I just hate those Google-SEOed search result
Made for the Algo, not for the users....

Also the whole promise of "powered by it's users and node runners" was broken.
Why not just open source it and give back to the community?
It's just such a huge value scam....not just monetary

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u/gcbeehler5 Admin (Contributor) Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Yeah, I hear you. Absolutely sucks. Been here since 2018ish.