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Just as the title asks I've noticed a very sharp increase in people just straight up not comprehending what they're reading.

They'll read it and despite all the information being there, if it's even slightly out of line from the most straightforward sentence structure, they act like it's complete gibberish or indecipherable.

Has anyone else noticed this? Because honestly it's making me lose my fucking mind.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ever since normal people have been using the internet more and more, it has been this way. Especially with younger people coming im droves.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No my eyesight is fine, what are you on about?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Nee, negen.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Check out the podcast "Sold a Story", it is made by American Public Media and explains, or at least tries to answers why functional and general illiteracy are so high in the US.

Very good podcastz just binged it today.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is my daily struggle. Add to it verbal conversations as well.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Definitely not bots, right?

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