Blah blah blah this could be worded better but ngl most peoples anti booktok sentiments are steeped in intellectual elitism and not actually criticizing anything bad about the prevalence of it. And also the fact that you all talk about it like it’s a real problem irl implies to me that you don’t. Actually engage with other people irl about lit you enjoy. Like yea it’s annoying to walk into a Barnes and noble and see that stuff front and center but like. What do you expect from the number one money driven predator famous for dealing an irreparable blow to independent bookstores across the country. “Oh the corporate monster is pandering to fads for money” wow should we all cry and scream and shit our pants just so everyone knows you read the most bestest important literature only. Like booktok sucks for propping up lazy authors who make shitty abuse apologist bullshit (Colleen I am talking abt you -_-) and are far more focused on churning out quantity than making good books and promoting bloated consumerism but like. People aren’t stupid or anti intellectual if they just want to read books that are fun and make them happy. Just because you think it’s bad or stupid like whooooooo cares. literature bros shitting on women for liking romance novels is nothing new and u aren’t original. Literally so much of this is just ppl who want to advertise that they read Good Important Books for Smart Ppl and this is the newest vessel to do so without coming off like as much of an asshole lmao
