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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 45 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

21% of Americans are illiterate.

54% have a literacy BELOW A SIXTH GRADE LEVEL.

Are you smarter than a 5th grader was a rhetorical question.

(For the 54% a rhetorical question is ... fuckit nevermind.)

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How about the 43% of us who are somehow PROUD about never reading a book

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

How long till DOGE sues Meta to drop the 'book' part...