TLDR idiocracy
6 in 10 struggle to “recognize and work with mathematical relationships, patterns, and proportions expressed in verbal or numerical form; and can interpret and perform basic analyses of data and statistics in texts, tables and graphs.”
The level 3 question , is what i would consider to be elementary school level. Only 37% of US Adults scored at Level ≥3
Are you not terrified?!
I always wondered how climate deniers could look at temperature and co2 level graphs then walk away with completely different reality than me… It turns out they are actually borderline mentally retarded and these people are a giant dangerous mob
Low IQ people can’t comprehend the science, but they are easy prey for demagogues who point out that the elites who tout climate change have no desire to limit their consumption or in any way live as if they believe climate change is real. Thus, they (the mob) come to believe they’re simply being lied to and climate change is a “hoax”. This is partly an elite problem because they’re not willing to lead in the only way that might actually work, which is by example.
Tldr: people are stupid.
Americans struggle with math:
https://awrestaurants.com/blog/aw-third-pound-burger-fractions
"“We were aggressively marketing a one-third-pound hamburger for the same price…but despite our best efforts, including first-rate TV and radio promotional spots, they just weren’t selling.”
Confused why A&W’s burgers weren’t able to compete even though the burgers were priced the same as their competitors, Taubuman brought in a market research firm.
The firm eventually conducted a focus group to discover the truth: participants were concerned about the price of the burger. “Why should we pay the same amount for a third of a pound of meat as we do for a quarter-pound of meat?” they asked.
It turns out the majority of participants incorrectly believed one-third of a pound was actually smaller than a quarter of a pound."
This in the only country that routinely uses fractions in measurements.
