Rohn, if you want to spend your time dotting I's and crossing T's that is your right. The technology changes I mentioned free my time for more productive activities than turning on light switches or hovering over a chart to stay on course. If my cellphone goes dead because of a terror attack or just bad weather, it is not like I have a v…
Rohn, if you want to spend your time dotting I's and crossing T's that is your right. The technology changes I mentioned free my time for more productive activities than turning on light switches or hovering over a chart to stay on course. If my cellphone goes dead because of a terror attack or just bad weather, it is not like I have a viable communication alternative. What - smoke signals? Yes, most of us Boomers can do arithmetic with pencils, however, I can get my answer faster and more accurately with a calculator. That frees up time to do more problem-solving or something else entirely. As for literacy, OECD uses some strange criteria to define literacy which most people would limit to reading ability which is ubiquitous among US citizens over age 8.
I would grant that America is deficient in critical reasoning abilities. It is not formally taught in K-12 - not much even in Universities. Americans are also not taught basic household finance management which helps to explain why so many people with decent incomes live P2P on the cusp of bankruptcy. Banks thrive on late fees and high interest rates. But, as economist Dean Baker points out, the system is rigged to maximize the wealth of oligarchs - not the proletariat. Keeping people ignorant of how capitalism works benefits those who are not ignorant.
Lastly, in Psyche 101 in college, I learned that IQ was created mainly as a tool to determine if a child was mentally deficient and in need of special education. When you get to numbers like Thom mentioned, the numbers are of no practical use. "Really-smart" is accurate enough for laymen or psychologists. LOL
Rohn, if you want to spend your time dotting I's and crossing T's that is your right. The technology changes I mentioned free my time for more productive activities than turning on light switches or hovering over a chart to stay on course. If my cellphone goes dead because of a terror attack or just bad weather, it is not like I have a viable communication alternative. What - smoke signals? Yes, most of us Boomers can do arithmetic with pencils, however, I can get my answer faster and more accurately with a calculator. That frees up time to do more problem-solving or something else entirely. As for literacy, OECD uses some strange criteria to define literacy which most people would limit to reading ability which is ubiquitous among US citizens over age 8.
I would grant that America is deficient in critical reasoning abilities. It is not formally taught in K-12 - not much even in Universities. Americans are also not taught basic household finance management which helps to explain why so many people with decent incomes live P2P on the cusp of bankruptcy. Banks thrive on late fees and high interest rates. But, as economist Dean Baker points out, the system is rigged to maximize the wealth of oligarchs - not the proletariat. Keeping people ignorant of how capitalism works benefits those who are not ignorant.
Lastly, in Psyche 101 in college, I learned that IQ was created mainly as a tool to determine if a child was mentally deficient and in need of special education. When you get to numbers like Thom mentioned, the numbers are of no practical use. "Really-smart" is accurate enough for laymen or psychologists. LOL
Whatever, and I am not a "boomer."
As for "capitalism" I not only understand it, I know what it is.
https://rohnkenyatta.substack.com/p/blacksulting-so-you-love-capitalism?utm_source=publication-search