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[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 13 points 4 days ago (3 children)

That's higher than I thought. Aren't newspapers written at around third or fourth grade levels?

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 days ago

At this rate, in about a decade, tabloids will be formatted like comics with more pictures than words to make it easier for people

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

God, no. Even tabloids are generally written at an 8th grade+ level.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 days ago

I had to look it up because of your comment. It's been over a decade since I dealt with anything in the AP Style Guide or adjacent. Fortunately, you are correct.

[–] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

There's some mentioning of things going downwards here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age, like simple machines for the masses where the buttons are moving pictograms of what happens when that thing is pressed... Where on the other side, there's nanomachines built by the educated.

[–] Cmor@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In healthcare, all of our education material for patients is at a 5th grade level.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

I mean, that's a whole different topic. Documents and info material everyone should have access to need to be inclusive so even your average Fox News viewer can read it.