Kagi Small Web

Kagi Small Web scored 613 votes and 170 comments, cementing itself as the top story of March 17. 30% lighter than the runner-up in SEO bloat, this is a manifesto for a web without ads, with 72% of HN commenters agreeing that paid search can bypass ad-tech parasites. Cheaper than the typical freemium model at $10/month for users, it directly addresses the crisis that #1's title warns about: writing speed isn't the problem—broken incentives are.