I've been guilty of this in the past, but I'm old now, and tired of seeing a bunch of little shits on every author's post going "okay so you mention the representation and some tropes, but what is it ABOUT???" Gee, if only there was some way for us to figure out what the book is about beyond the author-provided trope map? Mayhaps the author-provided link to where the book is being sold, which also contains the blurb? Maybe we do an ounce of work instead of filling ops replies with the same comment?
Maybe we can also acknowledge that trope map/rep-based book advertising gets more attention, and far too many people will see a promo post with full blurb and go "hmmm that's too many words." Maybe we can acknowledge that self-pubbed authors are working with a very different beast in the publishing industry and might need to promo their books in ways you don't prefer, and you yourself can help by clinking a single link? I promise, in the time it takes for you to bitch about a struggling author marketing via a trope map, you could have already read the blurb.
