@evan I said qualified no because I think search could work in the future if someone with a lot of experience on fedi and goodwill was very careful about seeking consent and gathering community feedback, and most of all took it slow, rather than giving off "move fast and break things" vibes.
I think now is just a bad time to release a fedi search engine because there have been a number of poorly received search attempts released one after another, and people are short on patience.