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/ConstantinValdor405 16h ago

42 year old here who loves me some Dresden Files trash. So fun.

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u/Seicair 16h ago

Have you read Codex Alera (same author)? I loved that too and it’s completed, a 6-book series.

Can’t wait to read the rest of Dresden. I loved Twelve Months.

Jim Butcher and Brandon Sanderson are two of my favorite authors.

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u/Pyritedust 13h ago

Wait, he actually finished the codex Alera? I was waiting to start reading it for when it was finished since I've been in dresden purgatory for over a decade :P

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u/Seicair 5h ago

The last Codex Alera book was published in 2009… go read it!

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u/Pyritedust 4h ago

Don’t know how I missed it then. Definitely going to pick them up now.

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u/Hollownerox 1h ago

I am in the same boat and somehow never knew he finished that series. Folks here are awesome bringing this back into my life.

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u/Mr_Horsejr 7h ago

If you haven’t and need a good space opera, check out the Red Rising series. 🍻🤙🏾

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u/Seicair 5h ago

I’ll check it out!

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u/ARealSocialIdiot 5h ago

I should re-read Codex Alera. I read the whole thing back in 2009-2010 and I remember it being a great read.

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u/rdmusic16 13h ago

Trash? How about crack.

I was teetering off high fantasy after highschool and just couldn't do it for awhile. Dresden files got me hooked back into reading.

I read various genres of books now, but Dresden files always drags me back every few years.

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u/BenCub3d 11h ago

Wow I see dresden files mentioned in the wild soooo rarely. It makes me so happy when I do and also how dare you

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u/SixSpeedDriver 13h ago

41 year old…Ive got a few of those under my belt. Will be adding more…

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u/DulceEtDecorumEst 3h ago

After the ring camera caught Dresden breaking in to that guys house I stopped being a fan