Me too. One of the most satisfying of the academic roles I took on during my career was teaching so-called fragile learners. It was heartening and humbling to see how well and how quickly people who wanted to could embrace their abilities once they had been shown the way. I wrote a textbook about it because we couldn't find one that quite covered the right context at the right level. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Preparing-Higher-Education-Study-Penny-ebook/dp/B07N8XC27G/

The majority of people simply don't learn the necessary basic skills, and never know they lack them.

The issue is deeply seated everywhere in the modern world and throughout history. I guess as a species we will either learn or destroy ourselves.