cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42666

I recently discovered Bookwyrm and am really liking it. It’s not quite as full-featured as The Storygraph or Goodreads but it covers all of the most important functionalities and it’s federated which I appreciate. Something that it is missing Vs either The Storygraph or Goodreads at the moment is volume of reviews (ie. Volume of users.) However, your review won’t get lost in the sea so much and I’ve found that it’s been quite easy to find readers with similar interests.

Anyway, who here is using Bookwyrm? What’s your account so we can all follow each other? (Mine is Unfreeze4257@books.theunseen)

  • Witch@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Followed you back! Out of curiosity, is there any particular philosophy books you like? I feel like Philosophy would be the next step up from my tendency to read self-help books.

    • Knoll0114@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I’m not sure how relevant it is to you but I really enjoyed Seven Types of Atheism by John Gray. Also enjoyed Animal Liberation by Peter Singer (foundational to modern vegan movement if that’s your thing) and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (which tends to be in philosophy sections at book stores at least.) I will say the latter is a little overdramatic but it is a really interesting and important subject matter. Another one about tech ethics is Stand Out of Our Light by James Williams which is probably a better introduction to the ideas explored in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.

      I definitely need to get into some more hardcore/classic philosophy since I do tend to read newer stuff rather than anything foundational. However, I also think it’s perfectly reasonable to explore more academic explorations of topics you’re already interested in in the self-help that you read. For me, the ethics of modern technology are a big thing so I have a dedicated tech-philosophy TBR going at the moment. If the topic is something people think about at all there will be some philosophy work out there on it.

      • Witch@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Interesting! The Age of Surveillance Capitalism sounds like a fascinating read and might get me to understand a lot more about the topics that my housemates tend to talk about, haha. Might even surprise them. Seven Types of Atheism also sounds like a good read.

        My preference in self-help books tend to be related to creativity and mental health, so when it comes philosophical topics I am definitely interested in exploring things like idealism. However, I’m also getting into FOSS and technology as a topic due to my plan to explore Technical Support as a future career. Lots of different things to read about if I look it up properly, I think!