Litsy

Read in December 2024...
17 Books
Five 5-Star reads this month:
• The Life Impossible
• James
• Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen
• One
• The Echo Chamber

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TheBookgeekFrau

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream | Barbara Ehrenreich

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Andrew65

Andrew65 An interesting book. 4w

TheBookgeekFrau @Andrew65 So fascinating! And a little crushing, too 😕 4w

Andrew65 @TheBookgeekFrau I can well imagine. 4w

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Kristy_K

The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion | Gwen Adshead, Eileen Horne

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Amazing. I highly recommend for fans of true crime & mental health. Dr Adshead is a forensic psychiatrist &works w/criminals. She introduces the idea of compassion & humanity, delving into the psychology & humanizing these patients that we often label as unredeemable.

It‘s a difficult read at times. I can‘t say I felt empathy or even sympathy for all of them; however, I learned a lot & gained a better understanding of those who commit crimes.

Kristy_K I have an older version of the book as the newer ones have a new subtitle, Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion, which I felt suited it better. 1mo

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The Echo Chamber | John Boyne

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5 Stars • The Echo Chamber by John Boyne satirically follows the Cleverley family. It delves into miscommunication via social media, public image vs. reality, cancel culture, and identity. George, a has-been novelist; Beverley, a TV star; Elizabeth, an influencer; and Nelson, transgender, navigate fame and personal life, often clashing due to their echo chambers. ⬇️

suvata It mocks the superficiality of digital lives, the quest for fame, and how online echo chambers distort reality. In essence, it's a humorous critique of modern celebrity culture and the isolating effects of social media. 2mo

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Cosmos_Moon_River

Future Shock | Alvin Toffler

Taking a moment to brag & would love to hear what you‘re proud of—Two weeks ago I spoke about sustainability in maritime at 3 separate events. I was particularly proud of the Tulane Future of Energy Forum panel as the only woman & with three men who are CEOs. They took great photos, an event YouTube page with the 28 sessions & our panel made the cover!
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Ruthiella Awesome! 👏 👏👏 2mo

mcipher Congrats, that‘s so awesome!!! 👏 👏 👏 2mo

Cosmos_Moon_River @Ruthiella and @mcipher thank you 🥰 2mo

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DieAReader

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now | Jaron Lanier

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#Wardens2024 #ReadAway2024

An excellent listen that, imo is extremely relevant in current times.

CoverToCoverGirl, Andrew65, GHABI4ROSES

Andrew65 A very pertinent book. Well done 👏👏👏 2mo

DieAReader @Andrew65 💯% 2mo

CoverToCoverGirl Indeed! 🤭But what would we do without Litsy? 2mo

DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl Not sure about other ppl but, I don‘t consider Litsy as social media😝❤️‍🔥 2mo

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AllDebooks

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now | Jaron Lanier

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I've been meaning to read this for a while now. I'm glad I did as it is certainly an eye opener. I do agree with the majority of Lanier's points. He certainly makes valid points on how much we have freely given away to social media conglomerates and what they're doing with that information.
My only niggle was the use of acronyms.

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AllDebooks

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now | Jaron Lanier

I'm leaving the mainstream social media sites in favour of BlueSky. I can't cope with the toxicity, misinformation and division anymore.

Anyone else on there? https://bsky.app/profile/alldebooks.bsky.social/post/3lbfvh7luec27

https://bsky.social/about

Nebklvr Just put app on today 2mo

Soscha All my KHive crew, no MAGA.
@lonelydoll.bsky.social 2mo

TheBookHippie I‘m there 2mo

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Suet624 I'm there..friendship1111.bsky.social Not sure if I'll stick around but we'll see. 2mo

Kitta Im there but I use it for science content - followed you! @caitlinstewart.bsky.social 2mo

kspenmoll What is it about? 2mo

LeahBergen I am but I haven‘t posted anything yet 😆 2mo

Cupcake12 What is it? 2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll @Cupcake12 it's a decentralised social media app, similiar to Twitter/X/Threads but leaves you more in control of what you see. https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-x-bluesky-threads-mastodon-... 2mo

Traci1 I'm on there and just followed you. I mostly post about books and dogs. 😁 2mo

AllDebooks @Nebklvr @Soscha @TheBookHippie @Suet624 @Kitta @LeahBergen @Traci1 👋 Followed you ♥️ 2mo

Chrissyreadit I‘m going to join- but i was never a twitter user so will see where it goes. 2mo

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit ♥️ I didn't use Twitter either but on Threads. Similar to that 2mo

Chrissyreadit i joined- just followed you. 2mo

JudeCC Yes! I‘m there!! I love it!! Mine is @judeinlavender.osky.social 2mo

TheLudicReader I just followed you. 😁 2mo

Cuilin Just joined too!! 2mo

bookwyrm7 Thank you for sharing this, it might become the new twitter! I've joined and added you. Anyone is welcome to add me as well https://bsky.app/profile/river-07.bsky.social 2mo

AllDebooks @bookwyrm7 people are leaving in droves 2mo

bookwyrm7 @AllDebooks I'm not surprised, I left Twitter soon after Elon Musk's takeover, when you began to feel the changes. It's a shame, it was my favourite social media platform and losing it felt a piece of online culture was suddenly over. Nothing will ever be exactly like it again... 2mo

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