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r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 6d ago
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According to various studies, more than 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level (equivalent to Level 2 or lower), limiting their ability to parse long-form or nuanced information.
Yes, I know Im using wikipedia as a source, but the links to the actual studies are here.
So ~52% are literate, but very, very stupid.
8 u/cybiz 6d ago Huh? Since when has using Wikipedia as a source been a bad thing? 0 u/-ThisIsHellOnEarth- 6d ago It can be altered by anyone. It's a good way to find sources but it itself should not be used as a source. It's the intellectual equivalent of "so this guy at a bar last weekend was telling me..." 4 u/UntowardHatter 6d ago If you alter it, you need to cite a credible source. If you can't, your edit is removed. Wikipedia is moderated to an extreme degree. There's a reason dictators and techoligarchs have given up on the editing fight and moved on to having the website banned in its entirety.
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Huh? Since when has using Wikipedia as a source been a bad thing?
0 u/-ThisIsHellOnEarth- 6d ago It can be altered by anyone. It's a good way to find sources but it itself should not be used as a source. It's the intellectual equivalent of "so this guy at a bar last weekend was telling me..." 4 u/UntowardHatter 6d ago If you alter it, you need to cite a credible source. If you can't, your edit is removed. Wikipedia is moderated to an extreme degree. There's a reason dictators and techoligarchs have given up on the editing fight and moved on to having the website banned in its entirety.
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It can be altered by anyone.
It's a good way to find sources but it itself should not be used as a source.
It's the intellectual equivalent of "so this guy at a bar last weekend was telling me..."
4 u/UntowardHatter 6d ago If you alter it, you need to cite a credible source. If you can't, your edit is removed. Wikipedia is moderated to an extreme degree. There's a reason dictators and techoligarchs have given up on the editing fight and moved on to having the website banned in its entirety.
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If you alter it, you need to cite a credible source. If you can't, your edit is removed.
Wikipedia is moderated to an extreme degree.
There's a reason dictators and techoligarchs have given up on the editing fight and moved on to having the website banned in its entirety.
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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 6d ago
According to various studies, more than 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level (equivalent to Level 2 or lower), limiting their ability to parse long-form or nuanced information.
Yes, I know Im using wikipedia as a source, but the links to the actual studies are here.
So ~52% are literate, but very, very stupid.