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Re:Show HN: I scraped 3B Goodreads reviews to train a better... by galdauts on Friday November 07, 2025 @04:58AM (#45844995)
I agree. As a frequent reviewer on Goodreads, this feels really icky.
Re:Show HN: I scraped 3B Goodreads reviews to train a better... by psandor on Friday November 07, 2025 @11:28AM (#45848086)
You are right.

At the same time, everything you ever posted online has already been scraped by hundreds (maybe thousands) of entities and distributed/sold to countless other entities. The only difference is that OP shared his project here.