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The average US literacy rate is around 86%. The average mofo knows how to read. Being able to find a skill or trade and a high-paying job will remain the biggest hurdle.

That's right. I would not expect anything less in what could be the victory lap. Cher did it. Believe.

Glad you mentioned it. I started to but left it out to keep my post shorter. Clive Davis, a proud Jew and member of the alphabet soup community gave Puffy $40M to start his Bad Boy Record label in the 1990s. Puffy has a made a few headlines lately. I believe it stems from biting the hands that fed him.

The protests have gotten more rowdy in a few spots. Police have to put on their riot gear and knock down a few encampments and arrest some folks. The craziest part is that in a few weeks college students will go home for summer break. Summer school students shouldn't have time or money to waste, er, protest. They've got a GPA to protect.

Great. Because my comment wasn't intended to be an argument. Educators should be concerned about literacy. Society should be concerned with providing enough high-paying job opportunities before technology flips the script. I believe people can learn in different ways whatever they need to know in order to survive. Nope. There's nothing deeper to reveal. I'm not sure I can make it any clearer. So, I'll pop out of this thread and head back over to a real conflict.

Calm down. No imposter here. As one of America's greatest Presidents and orators we know Abraham Lincoln wasn't truly illiterate. There are plenty gifted musician who cannot read or write music. An educator would say they are musically illiterate. As I mentioned above, I would never consider illiterate anyone of talent, skill, achievement or accomplishment. Just check out the full definition of the word as it relates to lacking formal education and unlettered.

Science fiction writers have provided a few scenarios where computers come alive. We can only hope that information doesn't become an algorithm.

It is no secret that Jewish gangsters built the entertainment industry in America. The history speaks for itself. The music business is one of the best examples of the greed and corruption that enabled white folks to make billions of dollars on the backs of talented Black people who just wanted to earning a living by playing music. The mention of Berry Gordy is a classic case of whataboutism. Gordy learned the tricks of the trade from somewhere or someone. He didn't create that business or write up contracts out of thin air. Back in those days, Jews had no problem with finding *smart* people worth *mentoring* in Black communities. A lack of knowledge of and/or failure to embrace and teach entrepreneurship and wealth-building has been an Achilles Heel for Black folks for a very long time. It would eliminate the horror stories of folks getting swindled out of their money.

Right. Because the snowflakes and sensitivity police would have you arrested for making that statement outside acceptable channels. Here's doubling down on insensitivity or mysogyny or whatever, I'm glad the infertile 77-year-old woman looks great. Makes that coochie the perfect playground if it's still potable and pokable. Calm down folks...these are just jokes.

Abraham Lincoln only had one year of formal education. It's hard to sing lyrics if one is unable to read them. Also, he's not a formally trained musician. Despite any real or perceived illiteracy, R. Kelly became a successful songwriter, composer, music producer and entertainer. By no means am I proclaiming these men to be illiterate. Just providing examples of people who beat the definition and/or stigma.

IMO, since the beginning of time, technology has never been the enemy. Humans have become a lot more efficient as a result of technology. As always, how we choose to utilize technology whether for good or bad will determine our outcome as a species. For a long time now, some religious people have proclaimed we are living in the last of evil days (Revelations). It would be hilarious if AI became advanced enough to be the proverbial nail in the coffin of humans. No mark of the beast and fire and brimstone. A super-computer or robots just turning out the lights and putting humans to sleep permanently.

No. Because illiteracy is more broad than the usually accepted definition. R. Kelly, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Faraday and POTUS Abraham Lincoln could be classified as illiterate according to the broader definition.

Illiterate usually connotes an inability to read and write. Another definition is having little or no formal knowledge in a particular field of study. I'lll refrain from name-dropping on a public forum. However, looking at history past thru present they're easy to find.

I've been hearing about this dumbing down of America for more than a decade now. Yet, I see little kids under 5 years old navigating their way through smartphones and tablets. Illiterate people have been responsible for some of humankind's greatest achievements and accomplishments. Functionally illiterate people have been handling jobs the best and brightest folks are unwilling to do. There's a huge swath of gray in the middle. Not to worry as AI is coming along to put a whole lot of folks out of work. For hundreds of years now, America has had a net IQ of average.

i don't know whether or not the protests are staged. Tying back to another thread, I don't imagine the protestors have to work anywhere. I wonder if a file is being kept on the protestors to prevent future employment.

The same thing is happening with music as well. We'll find out soon enough whether or not cream still rises to the top.

I can imagine the maintenance required to keep the cyber-garbage can from overflowing. Cybersecurity is a 24/7/365 job.

Surely. We are not supposed to agree on everything or anything. There would be less room for discussion/debate.

Some folks believe these protests are staged. Interesting to sit back and watch how it unfolds and their reaction to it. Surely, there will be no tear gas, rubber bullets and batons going upside heads. A few more college presidents might be scapegoats and lose their jobs similar to Dr. Gay at Harvard.

I get it. I just don't subscribe to it. What good is the husband who courts his wife and has side pieces (mistresses) all over the place? I guess as long as the wife is getting *something* i.e. a roof over her head or some other trinkets, she should shut up and settle for it. Naive is believing that politicians give a sh8t about a group of people with no permanent interests to which they can be held accountable. When it comes to politics, Black folks are showing up in Las Vegas playing penny and quarter machines. Never taking at seat at the table in the high roller room. Many Black folks are being strung along and oppressed by both politics and religion.

Black folks know the KKK is filled with racists. No need to seek a membership there. Democrats have brainwashed Black folks in believing there is some good among them despite the racists hiding in plain sight. One party would love to roll America back 100+ years. The other party governs through benign neglect. Either way, Black folks come up short. So, I see US political parties as two sides of the same coin. No difference in color. Not even the Red and Blue.

There is no good reason to let someone else tear down and destroy your home.

50+ years of political brainwashing and programming.

In the US, they use gentrification to displace folks. Other parts of the world seem to be less subtle about it. Right. It always depends on who is talking. They place gag orders on former POTUS Orange Julius and threaten him with contempt of court. He still holds press conferences and talks anyway. No punishment. Right. Watch their hands. Follow the money.

Thankfully, Black organizations have remained fairly neutral on this situation.