You didn't prove it had any effect. I actually learned the simplified characters and they are more confusing

fā 發 and fà 髮 now share the character 发 despite different meanings and pronunciations

Same for 亁 gān and 幹 gàn sharing the character 干

Considering mainland Chinese have no issue reading traditional characters, I don't see how it helps

If you can't understand something, you don't get challenged, you just skip it. You need to be getting 98%-99% of the text to gain something from reading it

Simplified Chinese didn't do anything. Taiwan has a higher literacy rate than mainland China while using traditional characters

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate

Only if you understand most of it

You have no appreciation for people learning languages and how hard it is

Turning over in my head is an expression that's also part of vocabulary, there's no physical turning, it's a form of speech

You can ask the AI for any reading level you want and it will do it

Why not

People reading more might actually make them better readers, Even if it's too simple for your standards!

If they read more simple material, they would still improve their reading comprehension. Maybe even more efficiently, if it's still challenging but not overwhelming

It's a higher grade reading level. It's not just longer, but also harder to understand for teenagers who don't have the same vocabulary as adults

Oh God, Gavin Newsom ruined SF, which gave him the credentials to ruin California. Now it gives him the credentials to ruin the country?

The election will come down to like 2000 voters in some swing states. Even if 1% of people in those states changed their minds it could swing the election.