Also for the record, I have plenty of American beta readers I use all the time, and I'm American myself. I needed a Canadian reader because part of my novella was based in Ontario

Part of the skill set required to be a good beta reader is to understand the meaning of words and context, and every single American beta reader felt it important to prove their total and complete lack of skills to me

We found a nice AI-free number tracking site to keep check on our progress and motivate one another #writingcommunity

Moral of the story: Don't let NaNoWriMo devolving into AI trash (+ their other controversies) prevent you from pursuing your fall writing goals