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		prox on July 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodreads was the future of book reviews, then Ama... There is also a problem with quotes; you have these nobody self-help book writers adding hundreds (?) of quotes that are very poor, and gamed with upvotes. So you some see some nobody authors quote next to Plato.

AlbertCory on July 3, 2023 [–]

What does that last sentence mean?

Edit: the current comment is not what I was responding to. It's clearer now after editing.

prox on July 3, 2023 | [–]

I changed the wording. Basically you get noname brand authors quotes next to really legendary figures quotes because it’s all gamed.

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