The ruling class wants you to be literate enough to understand their written orders. And nothing more. True literacy is punk. True literacy is revolutionary.

If you look at this article and think “this is too long to read” you’re part of the target audience. Make the time.

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    8 months ago

    I have dyslexia, ADHD (focus issues) and my eyes physically shake leading to me skipping over entire paragraphs unless there’s enough white space between the lines

    I read A LOT. I have a couple of degrees.

    Ignore snobbery. Listening to an audiobook is just as valid a way of enjoying a book as reading it. I suggest starting with something you think you might actually enjoy, maybe a genuine classic, not this overly long blogpost.

    Listen to a chapter before you go to sleep. If people are snobs about audiobooks, don’t mention you listened to it, just say you read it.

    I recommend looking on the BBC sounds app/website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/

    It’s free.

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      I’ve tried audiobooks but it seems that - as silly as it sounds - I need closed captions with those

      a combination of listening and reading with speeds synced up for me (like CC on video content) would work best, and most options for that are subscription based, or require expensive tech last I checked

      I’ll check the BBC sounds out tomorrow though, I appreciate the help

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      8 months ago

      frfr audiobooks are great! I’m halfway through Green Mars because I listen to audiobooks at work now, after spending literal years procrastinating on reading the Mars trilogy because I couldn’t make the time to sit down and for real read a book.