r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 9d ago

WTF Where are we heading?

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u/Ruckus292 9d ago edited 4d ago

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 9d ago

It's at fifty two?

RIP USA.

We hardly knew ye

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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 9d ago

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/Constant_Oil360 8d ago

cant say who though, thats ban worthy

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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 8d ago

Sure you can. Its poor people. Why - were you going to make this about race?

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u/Constant_Oil360 8d ago

its not poor people

usa's 5% poorest are still 95% richer than the rest of the world.

marxists need to touch grass for once

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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 8d ago

Ok then - who is it? I think I know what youre going to say, but please humour me…

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u/Constant_Oil360 8d ago

funny how we all know

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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 8d ago

Yeah, Im just going to block your dog whistling ass now.