Comment by salad-tycoon

I subscribe to Kagi. Begrudgingly. I wish them well but it does seem all a bit fractured and when push come to shove and the money runs out what are they going to do to safeguard my information? Because it’s easy to talk high morals when things are fine but when it’s your last drop of life blood maybe the moral and ethic equation suddenly changes to get that one last infusion/injection.

Is there a common thread amongst search engine founders? The guy from you.com also gives interesting vibes. Here he is with 10 shill accounts. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31344999

Edit: I think Vlad is a true believer in what he preaches. I detect no subterfuge in him. But he takes negative comments personally as if people have a duty to love his vision and product. A true believer but seems like that would be a tough trait to have when you cater to a very opinionated audience.