Being a leecher when you don't have any alternatives is not something bad.

The developer is still working on the Google scraper

Fair.

I use 4get.ca

Switch to 4get, It's better. 4get.ca https://git.lolcat.ca/lolcat/4get

Sorry, I was drunk when I made the post.

You can change the search preferences here

Both.

Ideally, if you're hosting a private one, it's better to share it with your friends since it helps to obfuscate the traffic.

Which settings do you think need to be added that are missing?

The kekma.net instance