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0 pointsSemaphor6mo ago0 comments

I never understood how that t-shirt thing aggrevated people so much. It’s like the firefox issues taken to the next level.

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thoroughburro6mo ago· 3 in thread

When you like something and want it to succeed, it’s discouraging to see that thing waste its resources. Especially if you contributed those resources.

I never understood how this very simple position flies over certain heads.

dooglius6mo ago

It sounds like the issue is that you see your payment as a donation, and don't believe the service in and of itself is worth what you pay?

nerdponx6mo ago

Sort of? You want the thing to exist long-term, so if they're using my monthly payment on bad business decisions then yeah I care because then it won't exist anymore, and I could have spent that money on a more responsible company in the meantime.

SemaphorOP6mo ago

There’s a difference between disagreeing with a marketing stunt, and saying "I stopped using them because of that". But I guess that also flew over our heads, dumb as we are.

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pbronez6mo ago

Yeah, same. I get that people worry about Kagi staying profitable and alive. But honestly the T-shirt thing and the hub align with my understanding of their brand: Hard Way. Kagi takes the hard road that nobody else will. They never cheap out. They keep quality really, really high even when they could drive better margins by lowering their standards to follow the herd.

Now, if the company dies because of genuine financial mismanagement, I will be pissed. I rely on Kagi's search and AI offerings. For now, those core offerings keep getting better even with these side quests. For example, their Ki research assistant just left beta:

https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-assistants

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