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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup. And the map is pretty much what you'd guess, Mississippi is #1. That is, #1 for worst literacy rate in the nation. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/How-Serious-Is-Americas-Literacy-Problem

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

California and New York being high on the list is a little surprising, however.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

large, under-educated and recently arrived immigrant populations do contribute to it for sure

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

California has more Republicans than fill in state. The Central Valley is just littered with ignorance and po dunk pretend (and real) shit kickers. I know this because my family came from that area.