Bespoke translation by yours truly. Original article [A] by Danisch
The end of civilization:
FOCUS has got a nice article about us losing the ability to write after 5500 years of having that ability. Generation Z is apparently losing an ability that humans have had for 5500 years
Thus, of course, subjects and ideologies that can make do without subordinate clauses, like gender, are at an advantage (subordinate clauses are disadvantageous for woman, there's gotta be a PhD thesis in gender studies about that).
Possibly, the war against hate and incitement and for internet censorship belongs to that complex. Of course you can giddily conceal the incapability to understand subordinate clauses by declaring everything and anything that contains a comma as "hate and incitement" and have it blocked/deleted.
They are going to end up finding out that Nazis used subordinate clauses, and then brand everyone who uses subordinate clauses a Nazi. Modern mass media already make do without subordinate clauses for the most part.
In addition, they will end up finding that subordinate clauses - just like master/slave in computer science - are discriminatory colonialist constructs by white men, that are and were preferably being used by white men, and which glorify inequality because the term itself insinuates that there is a main clause and a subordinate clause, and thus they reproduce different valuations and denigrate the subordinate clause.
According to gender grammatics, they will also tackle phrasing and deconstruct the power relationships, abolish main and subordinate clauses, and give everyone equity and equal rights. Every subordinate clause will be granted the right to identify as a main clause and they are going to rewrite Pippa Longstocking and Winnetou to overcome outdated discriminatory sentence structures.
On no longer being able to write
The end of civilization:
FOCUS has got a nice article about us losing the ability to write after 5500 years of having that ability. Generation Z is apparently losing an ability that humans have had for 5500 years
The Turkish newspaper "Turkiyetoday" reports that the increasing usage of digital devices is making writing competence worse. Students prefer keyboards and often come to class without any pen. Kiliçerisays: "Their handwriting is often unreadable." This leads to problems in clear written communication.
According to "Turkiyetoday", the constant interaction over social media led to students having difficulties phrasing long and structured sentences. "They avoid long sentences and frequently don't wrote proper paragraphs", Kiliçeri adds. Professor Ahmet Benzer of Marmara University sees the cause in the generational differences and also these new communication habits.
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Also, the reading habits of Gen Z are alarming for an increasing number of experts. According to "The Atlantic", many adolescents have trouble focusing on longer texts and books. Rüdiger Maas from the Institute for Generational Research explains: "Reading is an untrained task for Gen Z." While learning, reading is often seen merely as a means to an end, which harms the ability to read properly.
Even though platforms like BookTok encourage discussions of books, proper reading lags behind. According to LMU professor Sabine Anselm, many students make use of apps to summarize content, which restricts their ability to process information. Older generations are affected too, as a PIAAC study shows which found worsened reading abilities among adults.
[emphasis added by Danisch]Thus, of course, subjects and ideologies that can make do without subordinate clauses, like gender, are at an advantage (subordinate clauses are disadvantageous for woman, there's gotta be a PhD thesis in gender studies about that).
Possibly, the war against hate and incitement and for internet censorship belongs to that complex. Of course you can giddily conceal the incapability to understand subordinate clauses by declaring everything and anything that contains a comma as "hate and incitement" and have it blocked/deleted.
They are going to end up finding out that Nazis used subordinate clauses, and then brand everyone who uses subordinate clauses a Nazi. Modern mass media already make do without subordinate clauses for the most part.
In addition, they will end up finding that subordinate clauses - just like master/slave in computer science - are discriminatory colonialist constructs by white men, that are and were preferably being used by white men, and which glorify inequality because the term itself insinuates that there is a main clause and a subordinate clause, and thus they reproduce different valuations and denigrate the subordinate clause.
According to gender grammatics, they will also tackle phrasing and deconstruct the power relationships, abolish main and subordinate clauses, and give everyone equity and equal rights. Every subordinate clause will be granted the right to identify as a main clause and they are going to rewrite Pippa Longstocking and Winnetou to overcome outdated discriminatory sentence structures.
