The United States has always been at the forefront of pushing higher literacy both internally and world wide. We have just had multiple crazy tech breakthroughs, a world wide pandemic, and various other uncontrolled variables like SAT tests no longer being required at some institutions. It's impossible to draw any conclusions with so many moving pieces but ultimately I'm sure we'll figure it out. A slight regression isn't the end of the world.
Your 'slight regression' has lasted a lot longer than the last ten years, and is a real problem that has a significant effect on many people's lives. Again, this is not uniquely a US problem, but it is a problem.
I appreciate the replies that just drive home how correct the observation is. Some of you hate the US, I get it. Some of you are probably bots or shills doing it for compensation. Some are just parrots. Some are actually in the US, of course, there's no loathing like self-loathing.
In this case it's the US that's shitting on the US. These numbers don't compare the US with other countries, they compare the US in 2023 with the US in 2017. And the numbers are from the US government National Center for Education Statistics.
Relevance of 'magot - a seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, with a grotesque form' to someone who criticizes the US? The allusion is too esoteric for me I'm afraid.
When quoting a factual statistic is "shitting on the US", you're losing the ability to address issues.
It wasn't even a discussion about the US, why did we have to bring the US into it to begin with?
I don't know, but the person who did likely is in the US and by default cares mostly about it.
The US is a context that is generally relevant to HN, and for which we have lots of data.
Literacy is a worldwide problem.
The United States has always been at the forefront of pushing higher literacy both internally and world wide. We have just had multiple crazy tech breakthroughs, a world wide pandemic, and various other uncontrolled variables like SAT tests no longer being required at some institutions. It's impossible to draw any conclusions with so many moving pieces but ultimately I'm sure we'll figure it out. A slight regression isn't the end of the world.
Your 'slight regression' has lasted a lot longer than the last ten years, and is a real problem that has a significant effect on many people's lives. Again, this is not uniquely a US problem, but it is a problem.
Jingoistic deflection doesn't change that.
I appreciate the replies that just drive home how correct the observation is. Some of you hate the US, I get it. Some of you are probably bots or shills doing it for compensation. Some are just parrots. Some are actually in the US, of course, there's no loathing like self-loathing.
In this case it's the US that's shitting on the US. These numbers don't compare the US with other countries, they compare the US in 2023 with the US in 2017. And the numbers are from the US government National Center for Education Statistics.
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Relevance of 'magot - a seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, with a grotesque form' to someone who criticizes the US? The allusion is too esoteric for me I'm afraid.
They meant MAGA
Yeah well unfortunately the US is pretty shitty in this day and age
Congrats, reinforce the point. Keep on making the online world shittier by making sure to push the narrative.
Price of ruling the world I guess
It's lonely at the top
No one likes us, I don't know why We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try...
(Just mixing my Randy Newman metaphors for fun. I could have also thrown in a few words in defense of our country)
imagine still thinking we are at the top. The empire is crumbling.
Two things can be true at the same time
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