Question about language

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Originally Posted by Zechnophobe

a single unifying language on earth would be an amazing way to break down political and cultural barriers.

Yep, it would significantly accelerate progress in all aspects of human life, and tens of billions of euros would be saved every year.

English is not my native language but I stopped reading books and everything else in my language a long time ago, I just realized how silly it was to read everything from second hand and get all my information poorly translated, delayed and filtered.

Also it is really annoying to hear people say that learning languages is somehow very precious, like it's an actual knowledge, when in fact it is an exercise in futility.

Because by learning languages you only waste your time learning different sounds and letters that relay the same meaning, no knowledge is gained whatsoever.

The only barrier is the irrational psychological barrier of nationalism, so you can actually kill two birds with one stone.