I am like you, also wanting a signal before interacting.

I think for me, a big reason is because I’m autistic and I won’t be able to perceive any ‘cues’ from other people, so I default to assuming they don’t want to talk unless they’re extremely explicit about the opposite.

But I think a lot of people also look for a signal, they’re just better able to read it from body language and whatnot?

Agreed. I don’t want content made for the sake of competing. I want people to post about the things they care about, and want to talk about.

These kind of reposts feel dead somehow and just clutter the feed for me.

Good job at identifying that you need rest. I historicallly have been so bad at that.

Please go away (gently) and don’t think about us. Nothing that happens here is more important than your health.

I’ve been on BookWyrm for a bit and I quite like it. I’ve actually written my first reviews (something I never did on gr).