If we simplify our language it might help. I think I read that second grade reading level is ideal for business communication. It’s what the New York Times is at, too, right? And this forum is some post-grad level stuff, sometimes!
Y’all are way smart. And that’s who we should have figuring out complicated problems, for sure. But, like, even the words “Effective Altruism” just have so many syllables it blows my mind!
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If we simplify our language it might help. I think I read that second grade reading level is ideal for business communication. It’s what the New York Times is at, too, right? And this forum is some post-grad level stuff, sometimes!
Y’all are way smart. And that’s who we should have figuring out complicated problems, for sure. But, like, even the words “Effective Altruism” just have so many syllables it blows my mind!
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The New York Times has a 10th grade reading level, as does the New Yorker. http://www.impact-information.com/impactinfo/newsletter/plwork15.htm