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American government: let’s keep cutting education

And this is why we can't have nice things.

Purposeful so that people like George Santos can eventually hold some type of political office.

We already know this, even if it's not explicitly known by everyone.

Pretty much everything you read is going to be written at a sixth grade level, because it's written to the lowest common reading level

The bad part is people overestimate their own abilities

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I played Trivial Pursuit with my partner’s niece and nephew over Christmas. They had trouble pronouncing many bigger words. They’re 20 and 16. I think it’s a couple of things; because of the internet kids don’t read for pleasure as much growing up, or at all. Also, the pandemic stalled their in class learning for a couple years.

It blew my mind that a friend who had a college degree and had been in the military could barely count or add. We were playing blackjack and he literally had to count the symbols on cards to figure out how much he had in his hand. I think it's so easy to cheat your way through school now that people aren't learning basic skills.

dude just sounds like he was drunk or high

That explains a lot.

Non-drinker and completely anti-drugs. He was the only sober one with us actually lol

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You mean Republicans

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An 18 year old I know, could not add 4 hours to 6pm and kept saying 9pm. Lol

Not sure what the LPT is here. Always assume people are stupid?

Can also be never hearing the words out loud I have a very comulent vocabulary but I never got the hang of phonics, so a lot of words I don't know how to pronounce until I have heard someone else say them.

Don’t think this is much of a pro tip.

This is why it's so easy for dumbasses to sit in front of Fox News and the internet being hand-spooned conspiracy theories. None of them can read (nor comprehend) actual information and statistics. They just run on a mix of ignorance and manipulated rage.

Lol I totally get that. My girlfriend makes fun of me because I’ll screw up some words I know but haven’t heard. The most recent being facade. 😂

If they don't want me to pronounce it like fake aide they shouldnt spell it that way

Facade, debris, chaos, maniacal.

Lmao that’s what I said!

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No, it means don't assume that everyone has the privilege of having high reading skills and/or had the opportunity to acquire same.

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