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Re:Bionic Reading – Convert Text into Better Way to Read Faster by ACow_Adonis on Sunday May 22, 2022 @07:37PM (#31473900)
Well, no. It clearly provides self-reported testament that it helps.

But if you believe that, then 9/10 women found shampoo/moisturiser to improve their shine/visibly fade wrinkles!

/that is to say, self-reported testaments and improvements have historically been the chosen method of snake-oil because placebo and self-dellusion are so powerful. There does not appear to be robust evidence that it works at all yet.

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Re:Bionic Reading – Convert Text into Better Way to Read Faster by thorum on Sunday May 22, 2022 @08:33PM (#31474215)
The lack of existing research to explain (or contradict) people’s reported experience is what makes projects like this so interesting, and worth devoting resources to researching further.
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