the 2022, trivial, boring, I really miss the old lady, boring drivel thread

[rothschild]

I read that half of American adults can't read at an 8^th grade level. Surely that can't be true. 

There isn't much being written these days that merits going to the trouble of learning how to read at an 8^th grade level.

Correlation doesn't necessarily equate to causation, but that doesn't mean it's inconsequential. Kids aren't stupid, and usually know when they're being bullshitted. Public schools provide nothing in the way of survival skills, which is what children need most -- now more than ever. They're a waste of public resources.