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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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[–] fixerdude2@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] liztliss@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Definitely not bots, right?

[–] mayo 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Social media or IRL?

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[–] RoundSparrow@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

yes, reading code to people, basic interpretation. It's a pattern that I think comes post Cambridge Analytica media tactics.

[–] ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm going to assume people are having trouble understanding what you write and that if everyone around you doesn't understand.... Well that's on you.

[–] FloorBitten@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

That's expected. Most people have trouble with things like CARS.

Reading is hard 🥲

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 1 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Rampant untreated adult-onset ADHD

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I think many people can show similar symptoms as in ADHD because of our current lifestyle.

More and more people have short attention spans, trouble concentrating, trouble directing their focus, procrastination, etc. because our brains aren't made for how we currently live.

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