• 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    They don’t want literate people. The majority of American adults read below a sixth grade level, and about a quarter are functionally illiterate - source

    (Though my personal favorite statistic from that page is that 2/3 of illiterate Americans were born in the US, who often the same people who complain endlessly about immigrants speaking multiple languages)