I must expound upon the state of society and the trajectory it presently pursues.

[UltraBudgie]

Literacy in the United States of America:

• 21% of adults are illiterate
  
• 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level
  
• 45 million are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level
  
• 44% of adults do not read a book in a year
  
• 130 million adults are unable to read a simple story to their children
  
• 3 out of 4 people on welfare can’t read
  
• 3 out of 5 people in prisons can’t read
  
• The USA ranks 36th in literacy
  

https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute...statistics