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by Suppafly 605 days ago
> the youth struggled with spelling because they wrote rarely, but texted frequently

I wonder if there is any evidence of that other than boomers complaining about it.

>Over several more generations, the speech could even change because the written word has lost the tonal information.

That happens automatically with every language already. It's not like a race to the bottom where suddenly no one knows how to communicate though.

>Compared to the past, we read far more, speak less, and write even less, and most writing has been replaced by typing.

That's not necessarily a bad thing.