Like I said I don’t advocate erasing languages. Just to have a common international language whichever it is. Local languages can still play a big role in cultural matters (eg literature and life on the street for locals)

I’m from Holland myself and I know most people there don’t care so much about our quirky language, we are happy to speak other ones. It doesn’t mean that Dutch is worth any less. Mind that it doesn’t have to be English (especially now that the US is rapidly declining as a world power). But whatever it is, I wish the world would just pick one so I don’t have to keep learning new languages every time I move.

But failing a global language perhaps AI translators will become so good and smooth to use that soon we can just communicate regardless of what languages we speak.

I often get situations where umount -f doesn’t even work :( Especially on a full desktop (not server) where some stuff is probably crawling the drive to make thumbnails or whatever.

Oh yes I know but as a common universal language it really has failed. It never became more than a fringe thing (sorry).

Does it really matter? I think the extreme amount of languages in the world right now is not helping us communicate. I don’t view language as a cultural heritage thing, just a communication protocol. And I have moved around a lot in the world, it’s very difficult to be constantly adapting to different languages. That causes a societal integration barrier for me.

I think if we had a universal language (note that it wouldn’t have to be English) we would be able to understand each other better and have less wars.

PS: I’m not advocating to ban languages or something, just to have a universal one. A bit like what Esperanto tried to achieve. Mutual language means more mutual understanding and thus less “us vs them” underbelly feelings that the fascists thrive on.