> So we're at the point now Has that not been the case for most of our history? Prior to the 20th Century most humans couldn't read legal documents of their ti

> So we're at the point now Has that not been the case for most of our history? Prior to the 20th Century most humans couldn't read legal documents of their time because they couldn't read. There's a reason "scribe" was a profession. As for the 20th century, is there any evidence that legal documents were more legible earlier than they are now?