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wodenokoto on Dec 26, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: I'm building a non-profit search engine

Online encyclopedia was very niche when Wikipedia started.

interator7 on Dec 26, 2021 [–]

I mean, it's not even remotely comparable. It's not like we have to look at paper search engines as an alternative to online search engines. The whole point is that the general public has no real reason to switch, never mind donate.

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