What is your attention worth?
Social media oligarchs are making billions of dollars by highjacking your eyes.
Books never profit from your attention. When you read a book, YOU receive the profits of knowledge and entertainment.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
Social media oligarchs are making billions of dollars by highjacking your eyes.
Books never profit from your attention. When you read a book, YOU receive the profits of knowledge and entertainment.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
January 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What is your attention worth?
Social media oligarchs are making billions of dollars by highjacking your eyes.
Books never profit from your attention. When you read a book, YOU receive the profits of knowledge and entertainment.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
Social media oligarchs are making billions of dollars by highjacking your eyes.
Books never profit from your attention. When you read a book, YOU receive the profits of knowledge and entertainment.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
October 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It's going to be a long 4 years. Plenty of time to read some new books!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's going to be a long 4 years. Plenty of time to read some new books!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#BookSky
This week's #BannedBook is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
It is banned in schools in California, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
#IREADBANNEDBOOKS
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
It is banned in schools in California, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
#IREADBANNEDBOOKS
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
February 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This week's #BannedBook is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
It is banned in schools in California, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
#IREADBANNEDBOOKS
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
It is banned in schools in California, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
#IREADBANNEDBOOKS
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
June 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Intelligence is humanity's only hope.
There is nothing intelligent on #SocialMedia.
Turn off the eye-grinder and read as many books as you can.
Before they are all burned.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
There is nothing intelligent on #SocialMedia.
Turn off the eye-grinder and read as many books as you can.
Before they are all burned.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Intelligence is humanity's only hope.
There is nothing intelligent on #SocialMedia.
Turn off the eye-grinder and read as many books as you can.
Before they are all burned.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
There is nothing intelligent on #SocialMedia.
Turn off the eye-grinder and read as many books as you can.
Before they are all burned.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
In light of the House deciding to make it harder for people to vote, here is my recommended reading for the week:
WHY THEY MARCHED, by Susan Ware
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#RightToVote
WHY THEY MARCHED, by Susan Ware
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#RightToVote
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In light of the House deciding to make it harder for people to vote, here is my recommended reading for the week:
WHY THEY MARCHED, by Susan Ware
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#RightToVote
WHY THEY MARCHED, by Susan Ware
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#RightToVote
This week's #BannedBook is Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.
Banned in Utah, Texas, Missouri, and Virgina school districts.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Banned in Utah, Texas, Missouri, and Virgina school districts.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This week's #BannedBook is Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.
Banned in Utah, Texas, Missouri, and Virgina school districts.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Banned in Utah, Texas, Missouri, and Virgina school districts.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Watching a story on a phone, theater, or TV screen merely engages passive imagination. You're being shown a world, which is nice.
Reading a story from a book engages active imagination. You are creating a world, which is the best.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Reading a story from a book engages active imagination. You are creating a world, which is the best.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
March 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Watching a story on a phone, theater, or TV screen merely engages passive imagination. You're being shown a world, which is nice.
Reading a story from a book engages active imagination. You are creating a world, which is the best.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Reading a story from a book engages active imagination. You are creating a world, which is the best.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
One of my (very few) regrets in life was not buying The Green Mile serials by @stephenking.bsky.social in the 90's. Today I found all 6 at Marissa's Books in Millcreek, UT.
I'm right chuffed about it!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Marissa's Books share.google/YhlcwifwjgGD...
I'm right chuffed about it!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Marissa's Books share.google/YhlcwifwjgGD...
March 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
One of my (very few) regrets in life was not buying The Green Mile serials by @stephenking.bsky.social in the 90's. Today I found all 6 at Marissa's Books in Millcreek, UT.
I'm right chuffed about it!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Marissa's Books share.google/YhlcwifwjgGD...
I'm right chuffed about it!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Marissa's Books share.google/YhlcwifwjgGD...
This week's #BannedBook is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
It is banned in school districts in Texas, Washington, Minnesota, and Florida.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
It is banned in school districts in Texas, Washington, Minnesota, and Florida.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
January 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This week's #BannedBook is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
It is banned in school districts in Texas, Washington, Minnesota, and Florida.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
It is banned in school districts in Texas, Washington, Minnesota, and Florida.
#IReadBannedBooks
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
My only regret will be not reading every book ever written.
But I'm going to die trying!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
But I'm going to die trying!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
March 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My only regret will be not reading every book ever written.
But I'm going to die trying!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
But I'm going to die trying!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Every minute spent staring at #SocialMedia is a minute of life stolen from you. Corporations deform that minute into an intangible value used to regurgitate more useless drivel to rob you of another minute.
Break the cycle.
Live your life!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#TouchGrass
Break the cycle.
Live your life!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#TouchGrass
June 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Every minute spent staring at #SocialMedia is a minute of life stolen from you. Corporations deform that minute into an intangible value used to regurgitate more useless drivel to rob you of another minute.
Break the cycle.
Live your life!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#TouchGrass
Break the cycle.
Live your life!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#TouchGrass
Friendly reminder that it's time for a palate cleanser!
Set your phone down and pick up a book for at least 30 minutes.
You'll be glad you did.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Set your phone down and pick up a book for at least 30 minutes.
You'll be glad you did.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Friendly reminder that it's time for a palate cleanser!
Set your phone down and pick up a book for at least 30 minutes.
You'll be glad you did.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Set your phone down and pick up a book for at least 30 minutes.
You'll be glad you did.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
This week's #BannedBook is Beloved by Toni Morrison.
It is banned in schools in Tennessee, Virginia, and Missouri.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#IReadBannedBooks
#BookSky
It is banned in schools in Tennessee, Virginia, and Missouri.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#IReadBannedBooks
#BookSky
February 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This week's #BannedBook is Beloved by Toni Morrison.
It is banned in schools in Tennessee, Virginia, and Missouri.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#IReadBannedBooks
#BookSky
It is banned in schools in Tennessee, Virginia, and Missouri.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#IReadBannedBooks
#BookSky
Advertisers hate this one sneaky trick to breaking #SocialMediaAddiction: replace your goto app with a shortcut to an e-book.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
February 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Advertisers hate this one sneaky trick to breaking #SocialMediaAddiction: replace your goto app with a shortcut to an e-book.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
They were uneducated mobs easily swayed by a fiery speaker, good at creating scapegoats and not skilled at understanding. He had been convinced that knowledge was stronger than superstition... It had been a naïve assumption.
-Ptolemy, Sisterhood of Dune
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
-Ptolemy, Sisterhood of Dune
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
January 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
They were uneducated mobs easily swayed by a fiery speaker, good at creating scapegoats and not skilled at understanding. He had been convinced that knowledge was stronger than superstition... It had been a naïve assumption.
-Ptolemy, Sisterhood of Dune
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
-Ptolemy, Sisterhood of Dune
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
#SocialMedia is the reason flat-Earthers exist.
Take a minute to think about the implications of that.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Take a minute to think about the implications of that.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
September 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#SocialMedia is the reason flat-Earthers exist.
Take a minute to think about the implications of that.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Take a minute to think about the implications of that.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
"If only we could all stand up. All of us who have died unjustly for the Gods of the insane. There would be so many of us."
-Luke
The Ritual, Adam Nevill
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
-Luke
The Ritual, Adam Nevill
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
February 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"If only we could all stand up. All of us who have died unjustly for the Gods of the insane. There would be so many of us."
-Luke
The Ritual, Adam Nevill
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
-Luke
The Ritual, Adam Nevill
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
So called #AI is the logical outcome of a society placidly force-fed its entertainment.
Reward yourself with a book and use your Authentic Imagination to create characters, tone, settings, worlds!
#FreeYourMind
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Reward yourself with a book and use your Authentic Imagination to create characters, tone, settings, worlds!
#FreeYourMind
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
December 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
So called #AI is the logical outcome of a society placidly force-fed its entertainment.
Reward yourself with a book and use your Authentic Imagination to create characters, tone, settings, worlds!
#FreeYourMind
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Reward yourself with a book and use your Authentic Imagination to create characters, tone, settings, worlds!
#FreeYourMind
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
In the war over #SocialMedia arguments, there are no winners. Only (time) losers.
Use those words for something constructive. Write a book.
Use that time for something worthwhile. Read a book.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#SkyWriters
#BookSky
Use those words for something constructive. Write a book.
Use that time for something worthwhile. Read a book.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#SkyWriters
#BookSky
June 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In the war over #SocialMedia arguments, there are no winners. Only (time) losers.
Use those words for something constructive. Write a book.
Use that time for something worthwhile. Read a book.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#SkyWriters
#BookSky
Use those words for something constructive. Write a book.
Use that time for something worthwhile. Read a book.
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#SkyWriters
#BookSky
Scrolling through #SocialMedia getting angry at #oligarchs?
Well, #oligarchs are getting rich off you scrolling through #SocialMedia getting angry at them.
Stop the cycle! Disconnect! Read! Physically talk to friends and family! Enjoy a hobby!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Well, #oligarchs are getting rich off you scrolling through #SocialMedia getting angry at them.
Stop the cycle! Disconnect! Read! Physically talk to friends and family! Enjoy a hobby!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
August 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Scrolling through #SocialMedia getting angry at #oligarchs?
Well, #oligarchs are getting rich off you scrolling through #SocialMedia getting angry at them.
Stop the cycle! Disconnect! Read! Physically talk to friends and family! Enjoy a hobby!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Well, #oligarchs are getting rich off you scrolling through #SocialMedia getting angry at them.
Stop the cycle! Disconnect! Read! Physically talk to friends and family! Enjoy a hobby!
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
If you find yourself with an overabundance of time without #TikTok, might I suggest picking up that book you've been "meaning to read one of these days."
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
January 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
If you find yourself with an overabundance of time without #TikTok, might I suggest picking up that book you've been "meaning to read one of these days."
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#ReadABookInstead
#WritingPrompt
Every camera doorbell in the world records the same person all at the same time.
#WednesdayWritingPrompt
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#WriteABookInstead
Every camera doorbell in the world records the same person all at the same time.
#WednesdayWritingPrompt
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#WriteABookInstead
January 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#WritingPrompt
Every camera doorbell in the world records the same person all at the same time.
#WednesdayWritingPrompt
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#WriteABookInstead
Every camera doorbell in the world records the same person all at the same time.
#WednesdayWritingPrompt
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#WriteABookInstead
Knowlede is your ultimate weapon against hate.
Read history. Educate yourself and spread that knowledge by talking with neighbors and coworkers. Even if they disagree, you've still planted a seed.
"I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together." -Uncle Red
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Read history. Educate yourself and spread that knowledge by talking with neighbors and coworkers. Even if they disagree, you've still planted a seed.
"I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together." -Uncle Red
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
January 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Knowlede is your ultimate weapon against hate.
Read history. Educate yourself and spread that knowledge by talking with neighbors and coworkers. Even if they disagree, you've still planted a seed.
"I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together." -Uncle Red
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky
Read history. Educate yourself and spread that knowledge by talking with neighbors and coworkers. Even if they disagree, you've still planted a seed.
"I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together." -Uncle Red
#StopScrollingStartTurning
#BookSky