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

submitted 2 years 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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[–] notexecutive@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years 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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[–] Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago

Nee, negen.

[–] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I've noticed it happening to myself. As I get older and older, I find it more and more difficult to focus on reading. Used to read all the time as a kid, but now in my 30s, I can barely finish a chapter, let alone an entire book. Having ADHD doesn't help, either.

I blame excessive internet use. Why invest in anything longer than a few seconds when there's just so much more content out there that's waiting to be seen?

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Look into attention span and the average time spent on web pages now that Facebook exists, it's crazy...

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[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What the fuck... I just commented on another post where I was failing to read a sentence. This was literally the next post I saw.

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[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

I... don't follow.

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