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Just as the title asks I've noticed a very sharp increase in people just straight up not comprehending what they're reading.

They'll read it and despite all the information being there, if it's even slightly out of line from the most straightforward sentence structure, they act like it's complete gibberish or indecipherable.

Has anyone else noticed this? Because honestly it's making me lose my fucking mind.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, I mean it comes down to a matter of costs.. If you can't afford it, you really shouldn't buy it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I mean personally I prefer it on the left but completely

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sometimes kids have to learn self-reliance though, you can't always do everything for them, as tempting as that might be.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I completely get you. Bathing in the sun once or twice is not that bad for you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Brie is only good as a spread though, if you're eating it straight you gotta go for cheddar or something

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look, if you're going to operate a dangerous piece of equipment without the safety guard that is your choice. But if you're making an instructional video, at least mention proper safety procedure.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mitochondria is the power house of the cell.