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This is exactly why I stopped using DDG as my main search engine. My workflow was often like this:

- Search for term on DDG - Look at results, find nothing - Try to find better term - Give up and use original term in Google - Find result

I tried to use DDG exclusively two time (once 8 months ago, once ~4 months ago), but the result was the same. I don't know how much personalization affects this, but Google just gives me the best results.

I have had almost the exact same experience. I want to use DDG, but I too regularly had to use Google after I couldn't find the results I was after.

That's quite a point.

My own standing is that most of the time you need what you have to have to complete task at hand. Then you could go at YouTube and refresh "Recomendations" to your heart content.

The other way around is to wreak havoc to important parts of your life.

They show you other stuff

Do you have any proof that this isn't what all search engines actually do?