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posters upthread are talking about comprehension and value systems, not literacy. "functionally illiterate" is the brush that one paints with when describing p
by gcr 3mo ago
posters upthread are talking about comprehension and value systems, not literacy.
"functionally illiterate" is the brush that one paints with when describing people of opposing political viewpoint or lower socioeconomic status, for example.
- jazzyjackson 3mo agoI must be illiterate because this doesn’t make any sense to me Being kinda dumb and graduating school without reading a book is not a socioeconomic status
- chadgpt3 3mo agoThe point: you call them "functionally illiterate" when you don't like them. Otherwise, you call them something else.
- jazzyjackson 3mo agoI guess one could use it as an insult but I’ve only heard it as a practical descriptor for someone who can read the headlines but not the article