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[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

People didn't all do well on the critical reading section of all those standardized tests. I credit learning how to take them as part of why I can't scan read, and often have to double check to make sure I read something right. It could also be all the weed

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

The fact that you're willing to even be curious about whether you're wrong puts you ahead of average on its own I bet.