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How To Remember Everything You Read With AI
At first, I was upset.
Now, I just feel bad for this guy:
There’s some truth behind what he’s saying, but that’s because most people, in general, don’t know how to read.
Not because they’re illiterate, but because they learned how to read in a Prussian style education system designed to create obedient soldiers, compliant citizens, civil servants, and well-behaved workers by focusing on:
- Mandatory attendance
- Training for teachers
- National curriculum and testing
- Division of students by age
- The concept of grade levels
Reading, to most people, is a performative act.
They read to find specific information for a “test,” be it a school test or a life test.
They read to show others that they’ve accomplished something, like how people flex that they’ve somehow both read and retained information from 52 books in a year.
They avoid reading difficult books because if they don’t understand it, what’s the point?
Here’s the thing.
You don’t read to find a specific answer.