Most people today are completly uneducated. Where have you been since mass education proved to be an oxymoron?
Hi.
I'm not sure how much you know about the time period, but most folks could not read or write, and received no formal education.
Today, people at least can read and write, and know the basics of chemistry, math, etc.
If you think it's bad now, you can't *believe* how bad it was back then.