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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

nearly a quarter of US adults are functionally illiterate.

Possessives and contractions are barely a snowflake on the iceberg of problems our civilization has with knowledge and education.

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Isn't that the truth? I'm hoping for major social changes from the current administration so we can, hopefully, change some of those ideas. Austerity must end and billionaires should not exist!

Lots of existing dinosaurs need to take their selfishness and GTFO. I do not mind paying taxes if it helps people, not corporations, thrive, even if I or my family do not personally benefit from. That's what a lot of our current leadership around the world does not understand or chooses to be the worst examples of humans you could imagine. We are only as good as the worst off of our people.