Totally. 

But they'd score well in literacy tests! 

denlillaapan

Coastal elites might be able to read and do math, but some of the dumbest people I've met are these elite educated people, 

 in terms of lack of curiosity and inability to see issues outside their own framework.

Money can't buy class, and your GRE scores can't buy wisdom or virtue.

BooksAndArticles

25% of Americans Can Barely Read (_The Economist_)

Coastal elites might be able to read and do math, but some of the dumbest people I've met are these elite educated people, *read:* in terms of lack of curiosity and inability to see issues outside their own framework.

Money can't buy class, and your GRE scores can't buy wisdom or virtue.
