> I almost never want brand/big name sites and the like, but that is mostly what I get.

Google is doing the same thing with youtube. Youtube was a place to get away from traditional media, cable tv, etc. That was the point of the "You" in youtube after all. But now, no matter what I search, it's mostly corporate/traditional media in the list. Youtube was a major part of the 'cut the cord' movement. Now youtube is rebranding itself as 'cable tv re-imagined'.

It's amazing how google and youtube did a complete 180 in just a few years. Google search and youtube are nothing like what it was 10 or 15 years ago.