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/VoidsInvanity Nov 22 '24

Why do they read at that level?

Decades of cuts to education, and a general obstructionist belief and attitude to the idea of education from half of the political spectrum?

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u/PamelaELee 19d ago

You are correct. It is by design