Looks like you've got some good nonfiction there! Mostly I prefer fiction but open to non! I tend to do nonfiction on audiobook.

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And yes! I've read both of The Handmaid's Tale and my friend recommended another one of her series to me the other day, Oryx and Crake. I had never heard of it before! Have you read it by chance?

Let's! What are you currently reading? Any recs? 🤩

Yeahh I need to fix my Alby account or something. Thank you for trying! 🫠

Lol, right?? I was such a slacker in HS. I was reading all the time... but not what they assigned 🤣

I'm thinking Farenhight 451 next. That was one I somehow missed in school.

Already read: Never Let Me Go, Tender is the Flesh, Animal Farm, 1984, both Handmaids Tales, and White Noise (but that one is due for a reread, I don't remember it well).

My bestie suggested Station 11, so I also have to prioritize that one, and The Post Mortal is on my Book Club the for February!

Any recs? 😁

In a dystopian mood. #bookstr

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Poor guy can't even defend himself 😔

Ohh sounds fun!!! I used to go to Sly Fox all the time when I lived around there, they have an awesome annual fest too with goat races. Great memories! 🍻🐐

I miss Sly Fox 🥺

This looks interesting! #bookstr

Hi and welcome! Love to see more women in Nostr 💜

Ah glad to help!! It's native to my part of Texas, the butterflies and hummingbirds love it 😍🦋

Welcome! Love to see more women here 💜

Gorgeous Lantana 💛

I'm just glad Alex fixed the performance on nostr:nprofile1qydhwumn8ghj76r9de5x7atnv5h8xmmrd9skctmjv4kxz7gqypup59f8q40hfs0hqgc0zquyvzdng4y032m2pfk25aqztqnlnldw2ysr5rp before this thread dropped 😂

Probably :(

In all honesty I think it depends on what you're looking to get out of social media. Free speech? Large active community? Likeminded women? It's hard to find one with all three.

There are loads of Mastodon servers you can try out which you largely have been unable to see from Spinster because they blocked us long ago (what nostr:nprofile1qydhwumn8ghj76r9de5x7atnv5h8xmmrd9skctmjv4kxz7gqyrsm0vsf2dcujq7v98avk8v5njnql9mzc9au6rj3z85jejv782f0cfvg7ln was saying). Any server that blocked Spinster is likely pretty woke and if you say the same things there as you say on Spinster you'll get banned. Nonethless, if you just want to explore (or talk about other topics) here are a couple lists:

https://fediverse.party/en/portal/servers/

https://joinfediverse.wiki/Instances

Bluesky is very similar in vibe to most liberal Mastodon servers, with the notable exception that they do not seem to be banning people simply for saying GC things (see: drama over Jesse Singal). I don't know how long that will last. It has the benefit of getting a lot of attention lately, so it's pretty active over there right now. It's not truly decentralized, and bridging with it is hard.

Nostr is a smaller community for now that has not gotten much mainstream attention, so it's more like a small town where everyone knows each other. Lots of people on here are talking about Bitcoin, but I hope more people join and talk about other things. It's the only platform I know of with true censorship resistance because admins of servers can't take your account away from you -- unlike on the Fediverse (including Spinster), and Bluesky. There is also the major benefit that it bridges with the Fediverse (how I'm writing to you) so you can keep up with Fedi friends :)

Any Spinsters who want to try out Nostr are welcome to try https://henhouse.social, but there are many other ways to join including the apps Primal or Damus, and I recommend trying multiple to help you understand how the platform works and find what you like.

I appreciate this post is helping me find vegans to follow! 💜 🌱 🐮

More Nostr vegans??? 😍 🌱 🐮