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View submission: Discussion: Dealing with low reading comprehension on reddit
Unfortunately general intelligence is in steady decline, and directly correlates to this problem, along with an inability to articulate oneself adequately, form cohesive arguments and indeed spell correctly.
Over the last decade this has become alarmingly apparent on the likes of social media, but especially so here, on Reddit, the platform I once considered superior to the rest, for its, now declining, intellect.
Comment by Apathetizer at 13/11/2024 at 14:26 UTC
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I don't think it's a matter of intelligence so much as it is the declining attention span of people. Attention spans have notably gotten worse over the past decade, and this has been fueled by apps like Tiktok which specifically push short form content. As a result, many people only get through the headline and first few sentences. Remove the low attention spans from the equation, and the majority of OP's problem goes away.
Comment by rainbowcarpincho at 13/11/2024 at 14:12 UTC
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Comment by nikfra at 13/11/2024 at 14:13 UTC
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Unfortunately general intelligence is in steady decline, and directly correlates to this problem, along with an inability to articulate oneself adequately, form cohesive arguments and indeed spell correctly.
Over the last decade this has become alarmingly apparent on the likes of social media, but especially so here, on Reddit, the platform I once considered superior to the rest, for it's, now declining, intellect.
Shitpost or delicious irony?
Comment by JFMV763 at 13/11/2024 at 19:17 UTC
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Reddit has pretty much always been stupid people acting smart, you are just looking at the past with rose colored glasses.