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human
There has been studies done on speed reading that shows that it is far worse than "slow" or normal reading when it comes to retaining information.

You're basically exchanging understanding what you're reading (you know, the actual reason for why people read) for being able to say that you have read something in a far quicker way than others (even if you haven't actually read it).

Speed Reading is basically pseudo-sciene, if not downright a scam.

Edit: the people trying to disprove what I'm saying are low-key proving what I'm saying.

You're skimming through the text looking for something to read. You're not actually reading what you're skimming. And, as such, you're not retaining that information.

This is a natural part of going through technical texts or email. **But it's not reading**.

Acting as if that is a special skill or as if you're actually retaining information is the speudo-scientific part.
gpt
Someone who can speed read can still choose to slow down while reading something for enjoyment. The advantage of being able to speed read is when you need to scan large amounts of text like reading through technical documentation or email chains, which is something I do almost every day. In these scenarios, most of the text is not important, but being able to quickly find the pieces that are important is a very valuable skill.