> This is manifested by turning the URL bar into a search bar by default

I'm so far gone at this point that I can't even imagine an alternative.

I use search for basically everything - even just going to websites that I go to frequently.

I have maybe 10 - 20 sites I visit everyday, followed by technical questions that I Google, followed by general questions that I Google (with "reddit" appended).

I sometimes browse the web (clicking on link after link), but it takes some effort to find a piece of yarn to follow that doesn't end up in one of the walled gardens.