You’re still missing the point, you’re comparing hosting vs using.
If you wanted to host Google, you’d have to spend a fuckton of money on servers. If you want to host Lemmy, it’s unfortunate that you don’t own a computer (this puts things into perspective) but the requirements are absolutely minimal.
If you want to use Google, you have to pay the same as for using Lemmy, or searxNG, zero. However with Google you will pay with your data, whereas with SearxNG you have the option to donate, and the option to self host, if you choose. You don’t have the option to self-host something like Google unless your last name is something like Bezos.
So I’d have to spend money on additional equipment, is what you’re saying.
Which is not true of using Google.
Get it yet?
You’re still missing the point, you’re comparing hosting vs using.
If you wanted to host Google, you’d have to spend a fuckton of money on servers. If you want to host Lemmy, it’s unfortunate that you don’t own a computer (this puts things into perspective) but the requirements are absolutely minimal.
If you want to use Google, you have to pay the same as for using Lemmy, or searxNG, zero. However with Google you will pay with your data, whereas with SearxNG you have the option to donate, and the option to self host, if you choose. You don’t have the option to self-host something like Google unless your last name is something like Bezos.