But it seems Ecosia does really help around the world, at least looking at their reports certainly seems so. Even if it's not a huge impact, isn't it better than nothing? How does NOT using it help anyone?
Instead, just refusing an unnecessary work trip or something once a year helps a lot more than using ecosia.
There's a problem with "feelgood as a service" when the problem is so big it needs drastic measures. It gives people the impression that there is a quick fix. Whoop, I just changed my default browser, great, I've done something to solve climate change! But still eating 300g of meat every day, meh.
That's what I object with with ecosia. They talk of "saving the planet" on their website. But on a global scale it basically does nothing.