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Comment by kerkeslager | Hacker News Reader

Your reading speed would likely improve if you read that much.

EDIT: I'm a bit amused by the downvotes here. I've posted plenty of controversial opinions on HN and rarely get this many downvotes. This one seems pretty non-controversial by comparison: is there really some disagreement that reading a lot will result in becoming a faster reader? I'm genuinely confused.

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I am not sure either why you’re being downvoted on a non-controversial comment. I’m also honestly curious. Is your statement being conflated with ‘speed reading’? A quick search finds plenty of similar recommendations. From one of them:

“The more you read, the more you will be better at it. The better you are at reading, the more you will increase your reading speed.” [1]

[1] https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-ways-incre...

FYI, the Guidelines of this site state that one should not complain about the voting on comments. It can change quite a bit over time, so early impressions are likely to be misleading.

I know the guidelines well, nevertheless, thank you. But I’m truly curious why such a straightforward comment by kerkeslager would get downvoted, it would honestly satisfy my intellectual curiosity. It also raises the issue with reading speed and its connotations. Examples: Is reading faster better? It depends on the material; Is speed reading as the extreme form of it of any value or just a gimmick? A gimmick of no value to me.

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