• Izzy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I think this abides by the idea of this post, but I would standardize language across the world. Whether it is an existing language or a new language doesn’t really matter or maybe a mix of the biggest existing languages.

    I remember reading a book where in the future everyone spoke a combination of English and Chinese. They seem pretty incompatible though.

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      It’s such an interesting idea, isn’t it? Theres a lot to gain but also, a language can mean a lot to people: identity, community, history. If we’re at A, I can look ahead and see the benefits of getting to Z, but I have no idea what all happens in between.

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        Is it? When migrant workers are able to speak the same language as the natives, they would be able to integrate faster and look out for one another better.

        Right now, large corporations make use of migrant workers who are unaware of their rights in host countries to undermine the working rights of the host workers. A diverse workforce is much less likely to unionize, and large corporations know that.

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      Gonna have to disagree there.

      Each language is a culture and each is special, different from every other, and removing or transforming them changes that.