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  • Standardisation of language is not pointless. Shared standards serve concrete functions:

    • When 8 billion people write “colour” the same way, you don’t pause to decode variants
    • Technical manuals, legal documents, medical instructions need precision: ambiguity costs lives
    • Cross-generational understanding: Shakespeare’s English is already hard without adding modern variation to the mix
    • Standardized spelling keeps homophones distinct (their/there/they’re)

    Standardisation of language isn’t about one version being inherently right. It’s about shared agreement that enables function at scale.














  • This is likely. They are sponsoring all kinds of extremism and separatism. Their biggest success to date was Brexit, but the rise of the neonazis in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, USA is not to be underestimated as well.

    They understand very well that they don’t have the faintest chance or even leverage against a united Europe/CA/NZ/AUS/USA. None at all. But divide us, and attack us one by one? Now that they can do. A single European country will have difficulties defending itself, be it economically or militarily.

    This is why we must remain united against these dictators. We obviously have many differences and quarrel amongst ourselvee, that is completely fine, as long as we stand together when it comes to saying “fuck off and then fuck off some more and then fuck of all the way and stay fucked off” to the dictators.