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The article itself is a factoid. It might be evidence of a "new and unusual phenomenon." Nearly 50% illiteracy in a major urban centre is surprising to me. Ther
by raganwald 16y ago
The article itself is a factoid. It might be evidence of a "new and unusual phenomenon." Nearly 50% illiteracy in a major urban centre is surprising to me. There's also the potential for interesting discussion, and I expect that the value of this post will lie in the commentary. If we devolve to a reddit-like level where we discuss how this is what happens when black people overrun a city, we will get one thing. If we discuss the causes of this problem, the likelihood if it appearing in other cities, and possible remedies, we will get another.
- ColinWright 16y ago... I expect that the value of this post will lie in the commentary. I'll return in a few days and see. I don't expect that to be the case, but I hope my expectations are confounded, and that there really is something interesting emerge. My question was sincere, and the fact that genuine enquiries such as this get downvoted further suggests to me that it's simply car-crash voyeurism and a form of schadenfreude. If only we could define all these terms I'd be willing to stake money, but, as I say, I'll come back later and hope to find a decent, enlightening and constructive commentary.
- raganwald 16y agoI honestly have no idea which way it will go myself. I'm sorry your question received downvotes. Although this didn't seem worth flagging to me, I didn't think it was beyond asking the question politely. But I'm just one person with one vote, I don't speak for the moderators or the community :-S