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[-] Horsey@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

Americans aren’t taught the metric system in school in a way that would force them to understand why it’s better. American education rarely teaches life skills, and in my case, almost none at all even though I was a full honors student at a top high school.

this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2026
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