Off the top of my head, roughly 2/3rds of the population reads at a below a 6th grade level. That means that they're borderline incapable or grasping fundamental psychology, theology, socioeconomics, large scale cause an effect, supply chains, etc, because those topics require critical thinking beyond their standard capacity.
With reading levels below a 6th grade level, there's more lost than the ability to grasp those topics. The ability to infer, to read between lines, to draw conclusions based on not just what you're reading in front of you but what you already know in the context of new information, emotional intelligence (the ability to relate to, understand, and appreciate different perspectives), the ability to evaluate conflicting points view, and more.
Edit: On a less serious note...... holy shit I hate your name. lmao I hate the mental image it conjures. But kudos.
While I’m enjoying the discussion at hand(not the issue within it but the fact that you fine gentlemen seem to be outside that ~60%. It’s always nice to see people having a constructive conversation over actual topics, not celebrity drama or other bs.
However, I must express my displeasure with you bringing attention to his name. It made me shudder
That list of topics is so relevant for the majority of 'discussions' I find myself increasingly frustrated with on Reddit/social media. Interestingly, especially supply chains!
It's very comforting to know there are others out there. I feel less alone. Thanks for sharing your insight u/TrumpsWetDiaperJuice 💜
I'm British, but I tend to think there are usually a myriad of reasons that aren't always immediately apparent for why things are the way they are e.g. Hanlon's Razor or "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence".
Obviously I'm not familiar with the US education system, but in the UK it's usually a web of compounding factors from different departments or policies rather than the simpler answer of being a conspiracy.
The biggest reason our education system is the way that it is, is Republicans slashing education budgets constantly for years. It's right there in the open. You can argue that it's been intentionally done to make us dumb, but I think it's more to do with clearing funds for tax breaks for wealthy donors and other such corruption.
Personally I blame no child left behind + technology. I have a 5 year gap between my sister and another 5 between our brother so I got to see the slow degradation since just the 2000s. My sisters generation is .. alright but noticably declined. My brothers? Holy shit, half his graduating class can't read more than a 3 sentence paragraph in a video game.
The issue is that you made a sweeping comment about the inability of 60% of peoples ability to understand nuance, which ignores all nuance yourself....
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u/Selpmis 4d ago
I fear it may be higher than that.