Comment on The increase in literacy rates around the world is perhaps one of the most beautiful occurance of the past 100 years, perhaps the most beautiful thing in the entire history of humanity.

obscure0602@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have knowledge of two written languages, so… can I offset that by counting me as having 200% Literacy Rate? 🤔

  I mean, what better than being Literate? Being Double Literate! xD

  /kidding

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• LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  …and then the rest of that sentence is “in the western world according to measured statistics”

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  • themurphy@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And “the western world” only including the UK and USA? Lol.

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