Don't agree.
I switched from Google quite recently, as I knew it was hard...
But now I'm mostly not using !g unless for few cache: searches or when I want use few features (sport results, without going to specific websites).
You've to use some search syntax items more as + but otherwise it's quite good and clear to read.
Updates are atomic and if something goes wrong it rolls back automatically
Docker requires management and some setup. A server snap just works, it's updated automatically and rolls back when necessary.
It's just a breeze. I use it for nextcloud and I'm safe for years with no maintenance from my side at all.
Love it!
It's not just for that. It's useful also for allowing storing your data safely. For example to keep fingerprints safe or other similar information.
For the reddit website I had an user script with a slider that was using the time of the last page visit... And that you could adjust.
So maybe something similar? Like the app remembers last time a post has been visited (with some garbage collection after a while), then the user can use a slider to highlight the new comments since X time.
Also if the API provides you the number, can't you just iterate back from the latest in time and count until you reach 0?
No way to join this nice ship without a trackpoint... 😒
/me waiting for ThinkPad T14 Gen 4, with amd cpu.
Just use ddg syntax operators and stuff will improve