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Re:Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is ... by spicymaki on Saturday August 25, 2018 @03:05PM (#17842051)
The reality is long-form articles are probably not the future of conveying complex ideas to a mass audience. Skimming is the only way to sift through the insane amount of content produced daily. Of course, if you skim an article and find it interesting, switching over to slow comprehensive reading is the next step.
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Re:Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is ... by emodendroket on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:23PM (#17843867)
As the article suggests, this behavior, taken to a pathological extreme, leads to a sort of sloppy thinking where readers are simply unable to engage with or evaluate complex ideas, even when necessary. But you might have missed that if you didn't read it too closely.
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Re:Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is ... by aijoe on Saturday August 25, 2018 @07:18PM (#17843117)
Yes I think modern mediums provide better ways than long text for exploring deeply complex ideas.
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Re:Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is ... by emodendroket on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:23PM (#17843868)
Such as?
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