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Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by jahsome on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:33PM (#34825588)
I don't disagree but it doesn't matter in this case. In fact, this is _precisely_ why (especially local) newspapers targeted "5th grade level" vocab and syntax, or lower. It's been the unofficial standard since long before the study cited.
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Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by latchkey on Thursday February 16, 2023 @04:05PM (#34826148)
It absolutely matters for cognitive ability. You might be reading the equivalent of children's books, but if you can't understand the deeper message, you're going to have a very hard time telling right from wrong.

The analogy I use for software developers is that the difference between a jr and sr developer is that a sr can evaluate 5 different database technologies and choose the right one based on the current use case. A jr developer chooses whatever is trending on hackernews.

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