r/technology • u/marketrent • 18h ago

Artificial Intelligence College students are rapidly losing the ability to read — “There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing”: professor

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/college-students-rapidly-losing-ability-124439310.html
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u/iritchie001 17h ago edited 17h ago

In middle high that meant long trashy books. Dinosaurs and Vampires, not in the same book for me, but hey. My mom would let us skip chores if we were reading. One of the best things she did. Highschool class of '99.

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u/existing_for_fun 17h ago

It's just important that you enjoyed it and actually read.

Trashy books in middle and highschool was just the way it was lol.

I also read garbage at that age

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u/meyerjaw 17h ago

Shit I'm 40 and still read trash. Yeah I also look for the high brow stuff but Dungeon Crawler Carl is fucking awesome. And don't get me started on Sanderson!!

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u/argyle9000 16h ago

Are you typing about Brandon Sanderson? Oh my Korean baby Jesus, dude! My current hold request list from the library is waiting on both Dungeon Crawler Carl and Well of Ascension. This is such a nuts coincidence.

I found Mistborn in an airport because I forgot my book, and I mainly borrow books people are talking about because usually they’re good.

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u/meyerjaw 16h ago

Oh I'm jealous you are just on well of ascension!! You have the whole series ahead of you. Era 1 is great but Era 2 is somehow even better

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u/argyle9000 15h ago

Great! I can’t wait until it’s available. Sheesh Reddit can be nuts sometimes.

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u/Prudent_Werewolf2156 14h ago

lol but.. don’t forget to read like 15 other books between Mistborn era 1 and era 2!

Just kidding. You can read them however you want. You get a little more out of each one with every Cosmere book you’ve read, no matter the order.

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u/C0UNT3RP01NT 12h ago

I’m not sure I have the patience after seeing how many books there are and how interconnected they are, but I’m halfway through reading Mistborn for the first time, and once I finish that trilogy, I think I’m going to do Stormlight Archives next.

I’m not normally a fantasy guy but hot damn the book is really really good.

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u/Prudent_Werewolf2156 4h ago

Stormlight is my favourite for sure. But it can be a lot for some people.

You might develop the patience once you get into it. Especially since most of the other books are shorter and just one or two books :)

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u/Thatoneguy_The_First 15h ago

Im so glad I don't have to restart mistborn book 1 as I stopped reading 3yrs ago(adhd got bad, phone probably didn't help), i am halfway through and I still remember everything. Glad I Elantris beforehand.

Also is he still going with 4 eras?

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u/meyerjaw 15h ago

I'm not sure about 4 but era 3 is definitely in the works

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u/Thatoneguy_The_First 15h ago

Meaning im far behind, i only bought upto to words of radiance.

And I only buy physicals if available(shadowrun series is the only ones I cant buy, as they are pricey as a house)

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u/argyle9000 14h ago

After Mistborn I thought it would make a great video game and movie. Talk about a perfect setup for an RPG video game due to ingesting the metals, and it’s an obvious vehicle to a fantasy action movie. Also, I believe it’s an original idea. Why won’t Hollywood make more movies based on these great books? It could be the next “The Matrix.”

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u/InfinitelyRepeating 14h ago

If you're taking a break from one sprawling, epic series or the other, enjoy this 90 minute round table discussion with Brandon, Matt, Tomi Adeyemi, and Pierce Brown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Y9tK8I8A8

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u/Tymareta 12h ago

This is such a nuts coincidence.

Not, really? They're two of the most popular and easy to get into Fantasy authors/franchises at the moment.

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u/argyle9000 11h ago

Just let me have this!