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.