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New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th-Grade Level (medium.com)

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https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy
https://www.crossrivertherapy.com/research/literacy-statistics
https://www.thepolicycircle.org/brief/literacy/

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[–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 14 points 2 years ago

I believe it. i talk to a lot of folks all around the country (because that's what the powers that be pay me to do) - by and large basically no one is reading the documentation. even in my own group at work, it's rtfm. rtfm, do it, it's part of your job.

only going to get worse too

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