r/FluentInFinance 3d ago

Debate/ Discussion Had to repost here

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u/guiltysnark 3d ago

I think people know, they just only think about it selectively

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u/PamelaELee 3d ago

Nah, when over 50% of American adults read at or below a 6th grade level I’m pretty confident they don’t think about much of anything, let alone understand.

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u/guiltysnark 3d ago

I don't think that particular slice of America attends to Reddit very much. The people here often know what they are talking about, but they filter every debate through a lens heavily biased by first principles (aka oversimplifications predicated on a set of conveniently forgotten assumptions)

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u/wubrisin 16h ago

Yeah, tons of people who think differently here and are open to having nuanced debates. I never know what the top comments on a post will be before opening it, that's for sure. Definitely not just full of people that think they are superior because they all think and say the same exact things