this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is nothing new though. I remember being in middle school and teachers saying that the most sophisticated newspapers at the time were written at an eighth grade level. Basically, it's the level where you're not alienating potential customers, I guess. And I suppose there's some benefit to dumbing down things like news. Maybe. I dunno.