What makes kagi users more of a community than other search engine users? I imagine it's a somewhat self-selecting group so I can't tell if it's just verbiage or a meaningful distinction.
Being weird enough to not use the free incumbent and pay for a niche solution instead means you share values with those people, which unites them and creates a community
The feel is smaller, closer compared to Google, as an easy example.
They have a Discord server where news and updates are released, hyped and discussed.
Kagi is appreciated and people like to associate with appreciated things