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>why do you even need to be able to read? Worker drones indeed don't need to be able to read beyond a level needed to follow instructions and consume the produ
by snakeyjake 3y ago
>why do you even need to be able to read?
Worker drones indeed don't need to be able to read beyond a level needed to follow instructions and consume the products needed to be consumed to keep the money flowing.
If you want to advance the state of your civilization and society you need a large pool of people who are able to read and understand long complex passages.
One cannot learn what needs to be learned in order to cure a disease or build a rocket through the consumption of memes, videos, and simplified ad copy.
The deeper the pool is the better.
- phoe-krk 3y agoIf I understand your logic correctly, then impairing the ability to read would be a force against advancing the state of a given civilization and society. The article mentions book bans as a conscious political effort and the prevalence of modern mobile media as a side effect of technology evolution; if I understand correctly, then both contribute towards a grim outlook that is mentioned in the comments to my post.