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I think those are two separate matters:

Indeed the average reading skills seem to continue to erode (or, at least, attention spans have been shown to decline, the Flynn effect has stalled, and functional iliteracacy of supposedly educated people is at an all times high)

... but we still should strive for clarity, whether we're addressing the average Joe or DFW (perhaps you've meant EWD?).




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