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The kind of people who take personal journeys into books and write responses that are part review, part stories in themselves. This is what Goodreads has always given me.",2,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[26,31],{"id":27,"tag":28},3436402,{"id":29,"tag_name":30},52,"reading",{"id":32,"tag":33},3436400,{"id":34,"tag_name":35},177,"books",{"id":37,"quote_text":38,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":39,"source":40,"quote_tag":41,"commentary":52},671485,"At your next book club meeting, picture me sitting quietly in the corner, taking notes on your preferences. Imagine the next day you get an email from me trying to sell you a new grill — or a book — or accessories for your Glock. That's the Amazon/Goodreads deal. It's appalling. But everywhere in the press, you'll read about the genius of Amazon.\"(Michael Herrmann and the booksellers of Gibson's)",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[42,47],{"id":43,"tag":44},3384933,{"id":45,"tag_name":46},8139,"amazon",{"id":48,"tag":49},3384935,{"id":50,"tag_name":51},17619,"monopoly","**The Backstory**\nMichael Herrmann's critique of Amazon's business model highlights a shift in consumer data collection and exploitation, particularly among book sellers and readers in the early 2000s. As e-commerce rose, so did concerns over consumer surveillance and targeted marketing. This quote showcases Herrmann's concern for the ethics of big tech.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nHerrmann's statement reveals a paradoxical truth: genius and exploitation can coexist. What might initially seem like innovative or \"genius\" business practices may actually be forms of subtle coercion, where consumers' preferences are leveraged to sell them products without their explicit consent.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen evaluating the impact of new technologies on your professional life or creative work, consider the hidden costs and potential for exploitation. Be vigilant about data collection and marketing tactics that might compromise your autonomy or integrity.",{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},645501,"And that's the most horrible thing about censorship: To avoid falling afoul of the censors, we question ourselves and censor ourselves and make a big deal out of things in our heads. We do the work of the control freaks for them, out of a desire to avoid them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[59,62,65],{"id":60,"tag":61},3307396,{"id":34,"tag_name":35},{"id":63,"tag":64},3307397,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":66,"tag":67},3307395,{"id":68,"tag_name":69},9679,"book-burning",{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":73,"source":74,"quote_tag":75,"commentary":9},645500,"If people wrote their reviews on paper and put them into a real, physical library, I am sure that the Goodreads administrators would be very reluctant to pull them down from shelves and burn them. When you can get rid of a piece of writing just by clicking on a few links, there’s a temptation to believe that it’s less serious. But it isn’t. It’s just less clear what you’ve done.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[76,79],{"id":77,"tag":78},3307393,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":80,"tag":81},3307392,{"id":68,"tag_name":69},{"id":83,"quote_text":84,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":85,"source":86,"quote_tag":87,"commentary":9},645498,"By deciding what is, and is not, allowed to be discussed in a review, by removing discussion of social context, and saying that only the words on the page count, Goodreads is ignoring fifty years of development of literary criticism, and is engaging in censorship.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[88],{"id":89,"tag":90},3307390,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":92,"quote_text":93,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":94,"source":95,"quote_tag":96,"commentary":9},645493,"There was something so unutterably ridiculous about the sight of a US company deleting posts accusing it of censorship that many other people began to protest.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[97],{"id":98,"tag":99},3307372,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":101,"quote_text":102,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":103,"source":104,"quote_tag":105,"commentary":117},608759,"This book is irrelevant to Goodreads because you can’t buy it on Amazon. Also it talks about oppression, censorship etc. and no one really likes reading about that because it’s boring. Yet, let me tell you anyway.The title of this book is The Image of Everyday Life in Press during the Martial Law, which is a little bit ridiculous because what could be read in Press those days when it was so heavily censored?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[106,111,114],{"id":107,"tag":108},3191527,{"id":109,"tag_name":110},4385,"freedom-of-speech",{"id":112,"tag":113},3191526,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":115,"tag":116},3191525,{"id":45,"tag_name":46},"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from a personal blog post, an online forum, or a social media platform by G.R. Reader, which aligns with their persona as a provocative and introspective author. The sentiment resonates with the era of martial law, where censorship was prevalent, and freedom of speech was limited. As someone who writes about oppressive regimes, Reader's work would have been heavily scrutinized during this period.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, the quote seems to dismiss the relevance of their book on Goodreads due to its unavailability on Amazon and the dullness of its subject matter. However, the deeper insight reveals a profound awareness of the tension between creative expression and audience expectations. Reader acknowledges that their work might be perceived as \"boring\" because it tackles uncomfortable truths about oppression and censorship, yet they choose to share it anyway, illustrating a commitment to authenticity over marketability.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives can benefit from embracing the courage to share their ideas, even if they don't conform to mainstream expectations. By prioritizing the value of their work over its commercial appeal, individuals can cultivate a sense of purpose that transcends fleeting popularity or trendy topics.",{"id":119,"quote_text":120,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":121,"source":122,"quote_tag":123,"commentary":9},608737,"The Internet is transient. Information can be removed with a couple of mouse-clicks; it is an Orwellian dream. We have been advised, by people who claim to know about these things, that there is no point in protesting against a social network. Whoever owns the network will run it as they see fit, normally to maximize their profit margin. Members who dispute the rules will simply be thrown out. 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