Kagi's "waiting for dawn" is just waiting for Google to legitimize their reseller business

Meanwhile, users pay a premium to pretend they're not using Google

Fascinating delusion

> Meanwhile, users pay a premium to pretend they're not using Google

My searches can’t be tied to me by Google for their ad targeting: this is worth paying a premium for, and I am glad Kagi are providing this service.

You seem to have a very limited understanding of the value Kagi provides.

Users pay a premium to have Google's results cleaned out of spam/trash. It's effectively paying someone to cut out the newspaper ads for you and then give you the resulting ad-free paper.

With Kagi being $55-$110 a year and Google making >$200 a year per US user, it's arguably a discount.