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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
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[–] simple@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

This is me every time I recommend Bone by Jeff Smith. It's a kid-friendly book but I'll be damned if it isn't a lovely 1000+ page adventure anyone can enjoy

[–] fubarx@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have no shame for enjoying the entire Rick Riordan Olympian / Norse / Roman series. But I did have "reading to kid before bed" as an excuse.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I started the series as a teenager and I'm not going to stop just because I'm older now.

That said I was also reading my parent's books when I was younger too. I grew up on Dan Brown and Clive Cussler just as much as I grew up on Rick Riordan and Anthony Horowitz. I feel like my taste in books has only devolved as I've gotten older if anything.

[–] Nicoleism101@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For me the books became nourishment of the brain of sorts but once they were just fantasy entertainment and escapism. Maybe I am getting older or I am just getting my entertainment from different sources nowadays

I always consumed those cheap fantasy novels in droves but now I am looking for different experiences of being human and generally something that provokes thought.

[–] Papergeist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

What about historical nonfiction?

[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Eulaliaaaaaaa!!! I'll defend my Redwall books to the hilt.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Gatekeeping books is a great sign that someone didn’t read anything but the Wikipedia synopsis just to sound smart on the internet.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Children's books are great for getting an overview of a new subject.

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