• Kiosade@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Counterpoint: it’s actually not that hard, because of echo chambers and the algorithms pushing/feeding those echo chambers. Just because people are actually able to read and write more nowadays doesn’t mean critical thinking has improved a lot too.

    • otp@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      That’s very true!

      In the Age of Misinformation, basic literacy isn’t enough to learn.