Fuck AI

When I was a young boy my father took me to a city to see the marching band.

Before I saw the sub, I thought this would be cool if it were done well. My reasons are:

• My dyslexic, ADHD niece who loves to read, this could help her enjoy a classic she wouldn't consider trying, and give her a sense of accomplishment. Instead of being restricted to simpler books.

• Students with a different first language. My friends used cheats, coles notes and audiobooks to try to keep up in school. Books written like this would do more to help build literacy.

Well...if you're learning English as a foreign language, I can see how this can ease the learning process. It's a useful tool in that case, but afterwards, it's important to read and understand the original text.

This could be a useful tool for non native speakers. It’s not always easy to understand figurative speak in a foreign language for example. It doesn’t replace the original book. Books shouldn’t be gatekept.

I might actually do this for Moby Dick. Fuck Melville's writing.

Now Republicans can read!

Content/context lost in the "simplification":

The speaker no longer feels they are in a vulnerable age. The speaker has a more formal relationship with their father. The "something" is specifically advice. The advice can change meaning depending on your perspective of it.

While it's great as an introduction to a language, it's NOT the same story. Not to mention, we already have things like SparkNotes from humans who have broken these stories down.

ITT : Lemmy's luddies find out about about abridged versions of books.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abridgement#Abridgement_for_print

This is a tool, and I know I’m gonna get hate for this, BUT!

This is super useful in a secondary classroom. Let’s say you have a class that’s going to read The Outsiders. In an 8th grade class you will have reading levels ranging from 2nd grade to 12th grade. This allows the entire class to have discussions about the book regardless of the strength of their ability to read.