It annoys me when I try to read a New Yorker (etc) article and the editor must think that longer paragraphs have gravitas if the paragraphs are insanely too long. I can't read a ~4,000 word article where every damn paragraph is 10+ times as long as it should be.
I'm not a programmer but I did figure out a PC workaround. I copy the article as text, make it into smaller paragraphs by hand which is incredibly annoying, and then I can easily convert the "just text" into a html page on my PC so I can read the fucking thing. I'll check out the links, photos, vid - on the original webpage.
When I read large paragraphs, I scroll so that the line I'm reading is always at the very top or very bottom of the window. That way, it's easier for my brain to pick out which line to focus on. The downside is that it's annoying on sites that have pop-up headers.
It annoys me when I try to read a New Yorker (etc) article and the editor must think that longer paragraphs have gravitas if the paragraphs are insanely too long. I can't read a ~4,000 word article where every damn paragraph is 10+ times as long as it should be.
I'm not a programmer but I did figure out a PC workaround. I copy the article as text, make it into smaller paragraphs by hand which is incredibly annoying, and then I can easily convert the "just text" into a html page on my PC so I can read the fucking thing. I'll check out the links, photos, vid - on the original webpage.
When I read large paragraphs, I scroll so that the line I'm reading is always at the very top or very bottom of the window. That way, it's easier for my brain to pick out which line to focus on. The downside is that it's annoying on sites that have pop-up headers.
I'm old. I can only seriously read on a desktop. Even on a tablet my reading comprehension is probably like that of a middle school kid with ADHD.