Reading dies in complexity: Online news consumers prefer simple writing

Reading thrives in complexity: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ae01.alicdn.com&#x2F;kf&#x2F;S81b412b8a361440f813642abb65bb7e8q&#x2F;Der-Haltung-Von-Frauen-Und-Fisch-In-Richtung-Mich-Sind-Zu-Variiert-Und-Komplexe-Zu-Werden.jpg_.webp" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ae01.alicdn.com&#x2F;kf&#x2F;S81b412b8a361440f813642abb65bb7e8...</a><p>(for that matter, I have my doubts as to whether online* news consumers constitute a viable market worth surveying)<p>* or, for reading preferences, offline: Remember the Maine!

Given that 60% of the American population reads at eight-grade level or below, and that 20% of the American population is illiterate, this is no surprise.