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Post by duneisagoodbook » Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 10:37 PM UTC

Post by miranantamian » Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC

duneisagoodbook wrote: post #11

the emphasis on self-help snake oil leads me to believe you know that this system would fail under the weight of actual information. if you find success, it will be on the backs of marks you conned.

Post by ENadyr » Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 2:12 AM UTC

Post by soupfordummies » Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 6:00 AM UTC

miranantamian wrote: post #13

duneisagoodbook wrote: post #11

the emphasis on self-help snake oil leads me to believe you know that this system would fail under the weight of actual information. if you find success, it will be on the backs of marks you conned.

Not all self help books are like that. Self development changed my life. And that's just one of the categories we have. You can check psychology, history, science, startup books too. And we are adding more.

Post by miranantamian » Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:32 AM UTC

jessfyi wrote: post #16

Gonna be completely honest, if you want to draw in people with anything more than a casual interest in literature, your examples are an immediate turn-off. I suggest you spend time on subreddits of major genres + booktok + see what's trending on apps like Fable if you want insight into what books people outside of the silicon valley/techbro bubble consume and enjoy.