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More than half of USAmericans can't read to a sixth grade level, what does this actually mean? (hexbear.net)

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Like, in a practical sense? Do you have any stories or examples from your life?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

I see it here sometimes, and also in myself. Trying to undo the snobbishness of academia.

To be clear, American illiteracy is something that is done to working class Americans. I'm probably not going to shed a tear if an illiterate fascist gets fucked over by policies they supported, there are better people to focus on, but it is tragic.