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Goodreads, like any social network, attracts a lot of perpetually-online people involved in activism, the sort where it is acceptable and even encouraged to sho
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
Goodreads, like any social network, attracts a lot of perpetually-online people involved in activism, the sort where it is acceptable and even encouraged to shout down authors whom one’s community regards as detrimental to society. No need to read the book first, because judgment has already been cast. Therefore, those users can’t be expected to feel ashamed for their behavior, rather their behaviour might even serve as a form of social currency with their in-group.
- henriquez 3y agoEvery book I don’t like should be banned.
- isaacremuant 3y agoWorse, every book from people that someone told me not to like.
- manderley 3y agoBook bannings seem pretty popular in the offline-world of the US as well, not sure it's an online-only thing.
- Spooky23 3y agoThe level of effort is lower online. In real life this stuff is usually limited to more backwards places more vulnerable to phony political and “religious” figures fanning flames.