Comment on New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels
Bipta@kbin.social 11 months agoIt's really weird to call a 7th grade reading level or better elitism in the first place, and calling it "weird elitism" is even worse.
Comment on New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels
Bipta@kbin.social 11 months agoIt's really weird to call a 7th grade reading level or better elitism in the first place, and calling it "weird elitism" is even worse.
Primarily0617@kbin.social 11 months ago
should be pretty easy to provide a tangible benefit, then
Aqarius@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sure: being able to tell the author of the text is lying to you.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
This point should be front and center when countering the STEM circlejerk of “humanities are useless”.
Primarily0617@kbin.social 11 months ago
The humanities are objectively useful. Grade school reading level as a metric is not.
Primarily0617@kbin.social 11 months ago
not tested in grade school reading level
Aqarius@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The fact that the irony of your answer is lost on you is fucking tragic.