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Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by Freak_NL on Sunday March 02, 2025 @11:00AM (#43231745)
Doesn't that require the user to curate a friends list of people with comparable tastes? I've never met someone who has my exact (eclectic and multilingual) taste in books.

Besides, I wouldn't even know who to 'friend' or 'follow' on a site like this. What's the point? Chances are I'd just end up in some bubble, which defeats the whole point of reading.

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Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by ForTheKidz on Sunday March 02, 2025 @11:10AM (#43231874)
Presumably you'd agree with a review and then follow someone.

I can't say I've ever thought of reading as a way to fight against a "bubble", nor am I sure that being in a "bubble" is inherently a bad thing. I don't think my life is any worse for identifying that I'm not into fantasy smut or steven pinker or self-help neuroticism and in fact my life is better without these authors in it.

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