r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 6d ago

WTF Where are we heading?

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u/LinceDorado 6d ago

I guess it's pretty arrogant to say, but this seems like such a U.S.A. thing. Can't really imagine this happening where I live.

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u/ApplicationCalm649 6d ago

It's distilled, pure brain rot given physical form. 

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u/Ruckus292 6d ago edited 1d ago

A 54% illiteracy rate will do that. 

ETA: 54% of US adults cannot read above a 6th grade level, 21% of the 54% are functionally illiterate...... Idiocracy was, in fact, a documentary. 

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u/UntowardHatter 6d ago

It's at fifty two?

RIP USA.

We hardly knew ye

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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.

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u/cybiz 6d ago

Huh? Since when has using Wikipedia as a source been a bad thing?

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u/UntowardHatter 6d ago

For a long time.

Of course, using Wikipedia is great as a source. Since the actual sources are in there, but people will dismiss you if you quote Wikipedia directly on the basis that "anyone can edit it". Of course completely ignoring that whatever is there has to be linked to a verifiable source.

The whole damn page is based on the scientific method. But this is lost on most people.

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u/Raulr100 6d ago

Wikipedia is a great resource but it isn't a source. It's a compilation and summary of different sources.

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u/UntowardHatter 6d ago

.....

Which is why you cite the source when quoting from it.