This makes me pretty sad - Goodreads was awesome back in the day.
Goodreads Has No Incentive to be Good
https://countercraft.substack.com/p/goodreads-has-no-incentive-to-be
https://countercraft.substack.com/p/goodreads-has-no-incentive-to-be
This makes me pretty sad - Goodreads was awesome back in the day.
9 Comments
WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Bookwyrm ftw
Cotillion189@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Mickey@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
I think it’s also impossible to know who actually did read a book and who didn’t. Hard to keep something like this both fair and open without strict moderation, and almost nobody wants to do that for free.
hsl@wayfarershaven.eu · 4 pts · 3y
It was a different article but I remember a Goodreads librarian commenting that they were basically working for Amazon for free.
markovianparallax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
hsl@wayfarershaven.eu · 1 pts · 3y
This is why I'm so conflicted about doing librarian work. Yay for putting things in order! Boo for free labor for a global behemoth.
Senex@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 3y
LibraryThing is a good alternative to Goodreads.
izzent@mastodon.social · 0 pts · 3y
@hsl Your website was reported for phishing 😅, can't trust that source.
hsl@wayfarershaven.eu · 1 pts · 3y
Ouch! Which website was reported for phishing?
izzent@mastodon.social · 1 pts · 3y
@hsl This one: https://countercraft.substack.com/p/goodreads-has-no-incentive-to-be
hsl@wayfarershaven.eu · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks! Good that you've called it out - I wouldn't have known otherwise.