Most things sold there appear to be cheap, fast waste products. happy to have them gone and their unsustainable practices.

That certainly doesn’t reflect my experience with authors selling their books, musicians their music. Things I would never have found on my own.

This is silly. It's like a TV channel going off the air. People who need to advertise will use other available channels (Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, Reddit, etc.) instead.

No it's not. These aren't people just buying ads - they have a whole following that they need to rebuild somewhere else.

Yeah, no… Bluesky is the best potential alternative.

It’s worth knowing I don’t go seeking new music on TikTok. Music that resonated with me was brought to me while looking for other things.

Topics which I found interesting lead me to books by new authors I didn’t know were authors on topics I didn’t know I wanted to read about. I’m not even much of an avid reader

People had years to prepare.