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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I would think worse actually, fairly sure our literacy and numeracy scores are worse now than in the 80s.

Ah, ok, they peaked in 2012, been declining since, almost back down to 70s/80s levels.

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This graoh only goes to 2022... and other sources have those scores continuing to fall.

And we also have TikTok destroying everyone's attention spans and capacity to self regulate today.