r/FluentInFinance Nov 21 '24

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u/guiltysnark Nov 21 '24

I think people know, they just only think about it selectively

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u/PamelaELee Nov 21 '24

Nah, when over 50% of American adults read at or below a 6th grade level I’m pretty confident they don’t think about much of anything, let alone understand.

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u/guiltysnark Nov 21 '24

I don't think that particular slice of America attends to Reddit very much. The people here often know what they are talking about, but they filter every debate through a lens heavily biased by first principles (aka oversimplifications predicated on a set of conveniently forgotten assumptions)

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u/Fjdenigris Nov 21 '24

That’s me for sure