Teaching an ethics class next semester and this is genuinely a wild time to discuss personal ethics and moral reasoning.

So, China isn't allowed to own an app in the United States, but they can own 380,000 acres of farmland………. 🧐

TikTok sold us out after all the money we help you get this how you do us bitch

The TikTok shutdown was a political stunt manufactured to boost Donald Trump’s popularity.

It did not work. Many on TikTok are now turning on Trump and TikTok leadership.

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#art #sketch #doodle

now that tiktok and, subsequently, #booktok is gone, i’ve deleted all my meta accounts—which were my only remaining primary sources for book content.

so all this to say, pls let me in #booksky! i have a reading goal of 100 books this year and i need the recs 😭

The TikTok ban feels nothing more than like a stunt. Playing with the livelihoods of 170 million Americans was never the answer. My thoughts in this special, mid-day newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

The eye roll that escapes me seeing the posts on threads of some bookstagramers bitching about booktok not being the only book community as US tt users express their feelings about the app being banned. Genuinely read the room.

A Snoop Dogg CD works really well to scrape dog shit off of the sidewalk.

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my hobbies? spotting parallels, identifying patterns, making connections, unraveling nuances, observing, pondering

Good morning #booksky

Just a friendly reminder that Audible, owned by Amazon/Bezos, supports the tech giant. Libro.fm offers an alternative, letting you buy audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Choose where your dollars go and align your listening with your values.

Actually, you can use Calibre to download and remove the DRM from books.

Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

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A third of us tried to save two thirds of us from themselves.

They’re about to find out.