[aspasia]

And, get this. They want a new language. A language that doesn’t square with anything they consider anthropocentric. Books aren’t necessary. Functional literacy is what they want. How to read bathroom signs.

[LibertarianLiz]

I think that this is also why "symbols", instead of written words, are being used everywhere. Now, this is a problem for me because I am not good at symbols. I can, however, read.

My hubby will occasionally have to tell me what a symbol means; and, I will always ask "why, does it mean that?". I ask that because I can see no logical connection between the word and the symbol.