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Thomas πŸš€ SFF180

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OK, so everybody is going off on this app. And I understand the knee-jerk reaction, because I had the same one! On reflection, though, looking at the listing for this in the App Store, I get the idea that the intent is not to make books stupider, but to help combat adult illiteracy.

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Of course, we can agree or disagree on whether or not this kind of app is a good tool for improving literacy. But looking at the way they’re promoting it (β€œLearn New Words!”), I do come away with the impression the motives here are more altruistic than people are giving it credit for.

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