Literacy is probably the lowest it has ever been thanks to smartphones.

Djeff_

6 years ago

Which is weird, because all we do all day is read things.

But auto correct needs toned down.

It fixes mistakes we dont even think about.

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6 years ago

I mean there was literally a time when writing didn't exist. Either way, education has improved worldwide. Literacy likely increasing.

Edit: Literacy has increased every year since the iPhone was released in 2007. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?start=2007

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6 years ago

The emojis=hieroglyphics analogy is old by now, but just keeps getting truer.

2

6 years ago

I think all you just proved is that the ability to write does not correlate with intelligence.

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6 years ago

Intelligence is a spectrum that cant really be put on paper.

You can be an absolute genius in the world of art or music but be dumb as rocks in normal subjects.

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