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.
I don’t quite get your meaning here, could eli5
Definitely not bots, right?
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I get this all the time. Too often I’ll even get someone trying to pick a fight with me, but if they actually read my post they would find I agree with them. Either that or they’ll bring up a point I already addressed in my post.
There’s a certain point where if I feel someone’s not comprehending what I’m writing, continuing the conversation is a waste of my time. Even insulting them would require literacy on their end.
It’s gotten to the point for me that I just block anyone who clearly has no reading comprehension skills.
If i’m invested i’ll just quote the bit they missrd back at them. If not, i’ll downvote and move on.
I’ve given up reading every word these days. I don’t have the time or capacity.
After skimming I’ll either go back and read something thoroughly, or move on to the next thing. 99% of it will be forgotten within the hour anyways.
However I won’t comment (and I try not to pass on) on anything I haven’t read thoroughly.
If I’m going to read every word (like a critical acclaimed book or article) I’m going to listen to it on my commute/wind down time.
Remember when the internet used to be wall of texts. People used to write like writers do. Sentences and paragraphs that comprise a distinct idea. A collection of paragraphs that elucidate the point of view in their head… These days the style of writing online is some kind of line-by-line disjointed train of thoughts. Something resembling a collection of 140 character social media posts. I find it more difficult to grok. Impossible at times. It’s like people aren’t writing for readers. They’re brain dumping one liners off the top of their head.
Our attention span is getting shorter as tech speeds up. Reminds me of Paul Virilio’s “accident” hypothesis also now AI coming into play makes it even more clear.
I help companies sell products on Amazon.
One sold protein powder. Product title says “25g of protein”. First bullet point says “25g of protein per serving”. Main image of the product clearly shows “25g protein” on the label. Second image makes it more clear with “25 Grams of Protein Per Serving” in big bold letters. The A+ content (images in product description) repeat this information in big bold letters as well. Both the image gallery and the A+ content showed a picture of the supplement facts panel. The top rated review for the product called out that they liked the 25g of protein per serving.
Customer messages me, “How much protein per serving? Doesn’t say anywhere on the listing.”
Rage. Instant, immediate, and intense rage.
I’ve noticed a very sharp increase in people just straight up not comprehending what they’re reading.
what’s you sample size, where are you sampling from, and what are your methods?
I have noticed it, but it’s not happened suddenly.
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.
lol. I saw your confused post just before this.
To be fair to you, they should/could have written it between quotations because its not really used as just a noun but a figurative expression: “the tell”.
I’m not trying to be mean but I went through your comment history and found said post.
I don’t see what you were confused about 😅
lol it was ‘tell’ being used as a noun. its uncommon and i assumed the person just made a typo
Ever since normal people have been using the internet more and more, it has been this way. Especially with younger people coming im droves.
Are you calking me illiterate? Wtf man, get out tankie.
/s /j
Yeah, I feel like people just wanna start a fight without even reading what the actual argument is.
I used to work help desk. Believe me, I know people can’t comprehend simple shit anymore.
It used to be common that people couldn’t read. 100 years ago children worked in mines and factories. What is old is new again.
