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The 'everyone is 12' joke-theory is actually just essentially true.
In the US, the average adult person in fact is no more literate or 'numerate' than a 12 year old, a 5th grader.
The average person literally is a tween, in terms of higher thought capacity.
Again... this is not a joke, it is just actually true.
Apply George Carlin logic to this.
50% of American adults are less mentally capable than 12 year olds.
"Think about how stupid the average person can be.
Half of the population is even dumber!"