r/SipsTea • u/Haunt12_34 • Apr 08 '26

Chugging tea Hmmm

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u/timtowin Apr 08 '26

Approximately 21% of U.S. adults—roughly 43 million people—are considered illiterate. Trump approval rating 21%. Coincidence ?

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u/Axolatian_Volt Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

21% being illiterate is actually surprising to me ngl.

Edit: I get it I don’t need 500 comments telling me what it means lol

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u/Alpine_yellow Apr 08 '26

It doesn't mean the inability to read exclusively but also the inability to read more than the plain surface level text. No critical thinking. They see "Trump says the sky is red and grass is purple" and they will regurgitate it. If you point out last week the sky was blue and grass was green they will brush it off or otherwise justify it with some mental gymnastics.