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Originally Posted by Daithi
Before I make my comment I wish to state categorically that I do not wish death on anyone. I'm assuming Charbax doesn't either and was just using Hyperbole.
Now that that's out of the way, I don't see why a system described by Charbox couldn't be implemented. You sign up for a service like Amazon and they ask you half-a-dozen questions. Do you usually agree with the conservative or liberal viewpoints? On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest, indicate if religion is a part of your life. Etc. Of course this survey is optional, but if you fill it out then Amazon could adjust the ratings you see on books based on how like minded individuals voted. So when some people click on Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand they would see a high rating if they were conservative and maybe a single star if they identified themselves as liberal.
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Do you know why that sound awful? Because you would not read a book that maybe, just maybe, you would find enlightening, and entertaining. It wouldn't be on your 'probably like' list.
Aldous Huxley, (Chrome Yellow) and E. M. Forster (A Passage to India) would never have been read by me under this system. Both great reads, but I wouldn't have eve thought of giving them a try.
People are sheeple enough without being told what they might or might not like.