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HarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months ago

College English majors can't read

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College English majors can't read

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HarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months ago
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They have one job and they can't do it
  • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netBannedM
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    This explains a lot of the behavior of the lost libs that stumble in here like the guy yesterday demanding exhaustive sources and when provided with such simply said “I ain’t reading all that”.

    More than 80% of Americans are functionally illiterate

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      More than 80% of Americans are functionally illiterate

      Westerners. Kanada isn’t any better. And “ai” is making it so much worse.

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        *Kkklanada

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          smdh even Hexbears are falling behind in their Maoist Standard English proficiency

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            SSorry, I need to read more booKKK$.

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      in that guy’s case imo it was more psychological shutdown than a reading issue.

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      to expand on this, according to PIAAC, 1 in 5 yankees cannot reliably answer questions of this level

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        I’m sorry what

        Edit: How is this possible, I mean

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      can you summarize this post, it’s too long for me

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        other people dum

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          Thanks @grok

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            you just cost elon 8 bajillion dollars

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      deleted by creator

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