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Has anyone else noticed a sudden lack of reading comprehension skills? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] lustrum@sh.itjust.works 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. I've noticed this in maybe the last 3-4 years. I've actually wondered if i've started getting dyslexia.

I think realistically it's more to do with the way I use the internet. I scan articles rather than read them unless it's something i'm really interested in. Google search results, half of them tend to be bullshit so i've gotten good at scanning them at insane speed.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I literally began typing this response before finishing your post.

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It's like with increased information we've learned to scan for relevance a lot better, but at the expense of overall comprehension.

Like it gets us by, and gets us through the excess in time.

But, when emotions fly? It's getting volatile.

[–] lustrum@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Massively! I used to read loads of books now I struggle to get through them at all.

I find it easier to listen to a podcast and scan the internet barely taking any information in from either. I have to really concentrate to do either now. I am working at it. Treating reading articles/podcasts as more of a hobby where I try dedicate some time to it where that's my only focus.