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The Book Community and Why I Don't Like It Anymore

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I just kind of stopped blogging with no explanation for why I left. I have always been open about my life and what's going on in it. This absence actually has nothing to do with my own personal life. The reasoning is the online book community.  Yup. You read that right. The book community is not the same as it was when I first started blogging back in 2015. So much has changed. One major factor is that book bloggers just don't get the love that they used to. Hardly anyone wants to read blog posts anymore. It's all about watching short videos now. Whether it be Reels on Instagram or TikToks.  I understand that those short videos are what is popular right now. Especially since it seems like no one has the time to dedicate to reading or even writing blog posts.  I will never be good at making videos and I have reached the point where I'm done trying.  Another reason why I left, and the main reason, to be honest, is how toxic the book community has become.  A certain book j