Since the internet is now slop, ive been doing this with almost any search, and its sooooo good. Kagi is better, but this is free. I was getting so pissed off with how slopified search has become for everything.
Car repairs, gaming console questions, home repair, recipes, anything like that is SO much better with date range set to around before 2013 ish.
Unless you need the most up to date news, this is a great method. Only downside is remembering to change my search setting every time !
This reminds me that I need to give Kagi a try. Even DDG is getting worse because the internet itself is getting worse.
Kagi user here, I think it’s great and definitely worth its price.
Use searxng