The 'Stupid' Theory
I long thought about the many reasons why a selective of people are less educated and stupid relative to other countries sometime.
1. Cost of reading materials, ie. relative to the living standard of that country, a typical American pays $10 for a book compared to a cost of at least three times that amount elsewhere, more like $30. Which means, by the time you can afford a book, a typical American would have probably bought three. Sux huh.
2. Most libraries don't stock anything proper for whatever reasons - it's either that the books are too old for my generation, or it'll take 3 months for me to waitlist the book that I want, or they just DON'T HAVE THE BOOK that I want altogether.
3. The transport system sucks, so everyone drives. Instead of the average 20 - 60mins time catching public transport where you can read/catch sleep, you concentrate on driving instead and try not to kill anyone.
I think if we can resolve the above three points, not only the people will become smarter, their disposable income will also increase, plus the additional time and money saved will definitely contribute positively to the country's GDP somehow. Win-win-win.
" People who think they're too smart for politics shall be managed by people dumber instead" - Unknown, or TBC.
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