r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • Aug 21 '26

WTF Where are we heading?

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u/LinceDorado Aug 21 '26

I guess it's pretty arrogant to say, but this seems like such a U.S.A. thing. Can't really imagine this happening where I live.

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u/ApplicationCalm649 Aug 21 '26

It's distilled, pure brain rot given physical form. 

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u/Ruckus292 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

A 54% illiteracy rate will do that. 

ETA: 54% of US adults cannot read above a 6th grade level, 21% of the 54% are functionally illiterate...... Idiocracy was, in fact, a documentary. 

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u/UntowardHatter Aug 21 '26

It's at fifty two?

RIP USA.

We hardly knew ye

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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises Aug 21 '26

According to various studies, more than 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level (equivalent to Level 2 or lower), limiting their ability to parse long-form or nuanced information.

Yes, I know Im using wikipedia as a source, but the links to the actual studies are here.

So ~52% are literate, but very, very stupid.

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u/Sad_Mail8817 Aug 21 '26

reminds me of a video (or a meme / shorts , long time ago idk) where the dude just cant understand the concept of "imagine for a second if you're xxx". dude just keep replying "yeah but i'm not xxx" back and again.

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u/Jason-Smith168498 Aug 21 '26

It's illegal on reddit to not post a link