this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What's a good example of a 6th grade reading level?

(Also I old.reddit-ed that link and it took me to a post in r/funny titled 'nice hat' with an old picture of Lady Gaga, for some reason?)

[–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haven't read it, but I wouldn't be surprised if at least the prose itself was actually written relatively competently because the melting creamsicle has never personally written a word in his life. Usually professional ghostwriters can actually write.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I know, it was a subtle dig at how he also claims he hasn't matured since age six, which I actually believe.

That book was ghostwritten by Tony Schwartz.

[–] Viatorem@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

This is the funniest image reply I've seen so far and it's the funniest by a mile