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Irreplaceable, until you're self (/un) employed.

It was still irreplaceable, since it was not replaced. (google did not replace the freeing feeling)

I suppose you're right-- the feeling was irreplaceable, but I guess the service itself not so much.

I’ll probably give DDG another go, even though their result quality would always eventually prove too annoying in practice.

By the way, I have no idea what your point is.