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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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[-] agertudici@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm a nurse and we were taught to educate patients at the fifth grade level as well. Believe it or not, the sex ed level is even lower! The average American seems to struggle with such topics as "it's bad to touch or be touched when the person being touched doesn't like it" and "don't put random household objects in your butthole."

[-] blackluster117@possumpat.io 1 points 1 year ago

Instructions unclear, my colon has an amazing idea according to my x-ray tech.

[-] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

johnconnor.gif: "We're not gonna make it, are we? Humanity I mean."

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