> They were alright guys, but their reading speed and literacy was alarming to me. Indeed, I don't understand how basic literacy is such a hurdle for so many. I suspect part of it is that so many White kids learn to read *in school*, and have for generations, while the older generations were literate before ever starting school. I used to believe that Harry Potter and Twilight (etc) at least had some value as they got people to read, but I've known many people who have read those books who still struggle, acting like the kids on those old *Hooked on Phonics* commercials, to read basic text... On a related note, when I was once hanging with some anime industry Boomers they mentioned that a big factor in translating for subtitles is the average reading speed of the audience.