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Rule of 400 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think they meant a quarter of the population being illiterate, that is, that fact that such a statistic exists, is “fucking nuts,” not the illiterate population themselves.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well he proceeded it by saying that they don't "like" to read, implying that this is a choice on their part.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Not at all the way I read it, but I can see your thought train

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Hence it being a question. I wasn't aware that access to learning to read wasn't easily available.

Stats on illiterate by choice vs socioeconomic standing would be very interesting