Fuck AI

I checked out Ulysses by James Joyce and it just says

"Had brekkie, bit of a walk, wanked off on the beach, got bladdered with a bunch of prozzies while me wife cucked me and back home in time for brekkie again"

When I was a young boy my father took me to a city to see the marching band.

Now Republicans can read!

Before I saw the sub, I thought this would be cool if it were done well. My reasons are:

• My dyslexic, ADHD niece who loves to read, this could help her enjoy a classic she wouldn't consider trying, and give her a sense of accomplishment. Instead of being restricted to simpler books.

• Students with a different first language. My friends used cheats, coles notes and audiobooks to try to keep up in school. Books written like this would do more to help build literacy.

ITT : Lemmy's luddies find out about about abridged versions of books.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abridgement#Abridgement_for_print

This could be a useful tool for non native speakers. It’s not always easy to understand figurative speak in a foreign language for example. It doesn’t replace the original book. Books shouldn’t be gatekept.

I might actually do this for Moby Dick. Fuck Melville's writing.

Content/context lost in the "simplification":

The speaker no longer feels they are in a vulnerable age. The speaker has a more formal relationship with their father. The "something" is specifically advice. The advice can change meaning depending on your perspective of it.

While it's great as an introduction to a language, it's NOT the same story. Not to mention, we already have things like SparkNotes from humans who have broken these stories down.

"He must have looked up at the sky - which was kinda different - and then admired his new lawn."

Well...if you're learning English as a foreign language, I can see how this can ease the learning process. It's a useful tool in that case, but afterwards, it's important to read and understand the original text.