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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
I dare not find out what my reading level is, for the same reason I dare not find out what my IQ is. I don't gain anything by knowing it, and knowing that I'm stupid will only worsen my self-esteem issues.
I feel better assuming I'm roughly average for both measurements.
Too bad they can’t read this article.
And 21% of American adults are illiterate
Hot take but I think this article is hyperbole. Think about it. Half of adults are underachievers. That tracks with most metrics. Your average person is not smart. Intelligence follows a bell curve and it only makes sense that the bottom half is going to be terrible.
Edit: ok just realized this is the meme sub lol.
Thank you for pointing this out, and also for doing it in a politer way than I was able to above.
Easy, just take the elevator to the 7th floor/grade/level whatever you call it in Europe.
This is an oxymoron. Technically it's the 6th graders who read like adults, since specifying 54% of adults causes them to be the standard here.
The adult reading level is not determined by what level most adults read at. The level most adults read at is the "mode". (At least iirc, median vs mode vs mean always gets me)
The adult reading level is determined by academics and whatnot. Im not sure if its just one org, NAAL for example, or if multiple orgs exist with varying definitions of adult level reading. But yea, the level of literacy an adult is expected to have with proper help or education is what they are talking about.
Don't get me wrong, you got the premise for a good joke or maybe even sitcom/movie tho.
That is nearly 114,250 9/11's worth of dumb people
Damn this is pathetic. I had a 6th grade reading level in kindergarten.