Agreed! I've come across a couple of writing communities here, but they're still just starting out. Hopefully we'll be able to grow these communities. 🤞
Non-tech background. I'm a book editor and when the Snoopocalypse happened, most of the niche communities I was a part of were shut down in protest, so I decided to give Lemmy a try. Loving it so far, as it seems way less toxic.
I'm liking Bookwyrm, it's simple and straightforward. Granted, I'd love to give Storygraph another go, but it really seemed to hate me and my phone 😅 I really liked their recommendations.
You're right not to trust anyone. I stopped trusting GR when it started exclusively "recommending" books that were popular on Tiktok. It was a swift and merciless breakup.
That doesn't even remotely surprise me coming from Amazon, inflating itself with garbage.
I totally agree on giving Bookwyrm a chance. To be honest, I had no clue what a "fediverse" was until a week ago, but I'm fascinated and inspired by the idea of it. I am loving all of these new, interesting platforms that aren't run by some soulless billionaires who care more about ad revenue than actual content or users' interests.
Tokophobia.