“One in 5 American adults is illiterate. Fifty-four percent of adults read below a sixth-grade level. And the numbers are getting worse. (source). Relatedly, it is alarming how bad so many college-educated adults are at reading.”
Gut check: if half the population can’t read beyond a sixth-grade level, the crisis isn’t just academic — it’s spiritual. 📚
A culture that stops reading stops thinking deeply. When people can’t metabolize nuance, they’re forced to live off slogans and headlines — fast food for the mind. The decline of literacy is the decline of discernment, and discernment is what keeps civilization balanced between truth and chaos.
We’ve been outsourcing our attention for too long. Maybe the gut check here is: When was the last time I read something that actually stretched me — not scrolled me?
“One in 5 American adults is illiterate. Fifty-four percent of adults read below a sixth-grade level. And the numbers are getting worse. (source). Relatedly, it is alarming how bad so many college-educated adults are at reading.”
Gut check: if half the population can’t read beyond a sixth-grade level, the crisis isn’t just academic — it’s spiritual. 📚
A culture that stops reading stops thinking deeply. When people can’t metabolize nuance, they’re forced to live off slogans and headlines — fast food for the mind. The decline of literacy is the decline of discernment, and discernment is what keeps civilization balanced between truth and chaos.
We’ve been outsourcing our attention for too long. Maybe the gut check here is: When was the last time I read something that actually stretched me — not scrolled me?