It’s important to be able to quickly summarize text.
You need to know if something is worth reading ASAFP.
Ergo, you need to quickly assess what it’s about before occupying too much time with it.
Before people were using ChatGPT for reading and writing, writing was considered an “art.”
As a result, writing often involved significant amounts of “filler words,” as writers often sought “the right” flowery language.
Before the proliferation of AI chat bots, this made more sense.
Now, it seems often superfluous and sometimes flatly rude.
As we are amid huge volumes of text, good summarization is an essential skill.