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To pile on, You can learn a tremendous amount from reading difficult sources, specifically due to their difficulty. Nobody reads classical fiction for the facts
by s1artibartfast 1y ago
To pile on, You can learn a tremendous amount from reading difficult sources, specifically due to their difficulty. Nobody reads classical fiction for the facts.
It is an exercise in cognitive flexibility and challenge. It builds the capability to understand complex ideas and challenging contexts. These are important skills in navigating a world that is in fact complex and nuanced.
If someone can only understand short sentences and bullet lists, they will struggle in the real world and be vulnerable to manipulation.
- nxor 1y agoOh, I agree. And by the way, I speak two languages and learned the second primarily through youtube. That was difficult, and difficult topics can be covered there. Certainly reading is harder! Of course I agree with that. I still couldn't read classical sources in that language. I just think we shouldn't altogether knock getting info in the form of audio.