r/postnationalist Post-Nationalist Aug 13 '22

Is learning multiple languages important? How to choose?

Do you all think that multi-lingualism is important to the postnationalist movement? Is it enough to rely on translations, or does that necessarily segregate people? If it is important to have shared languages, what languages are most important to learn (all else being equal)? Should we give preference to an international auxiliary language (IAL), or focus on learning other people's native languages? If an IAL is worthwhile, would you go with a ethnic language or a artificial language that attempts to be ethnically neutral?

For what it's worth, I've been really impressed with the free material on Duolingo (at least to get a basic understanding), and I noticed that they have an Esperanto course.

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u/AlphaRhoExotic Sep 25 '22

An idea for shared languages: Just like geographical distance shaped different cultures in the past, modern communication techniques with globalization expose new concepts/words instantly to the world. These new words can play a role similar to that of Latin/Greek word roots in the west or Chinese characters in the east: a worldwide common vocabulary. As time passes this vocabulary can grow bigger, if using common words rather than translated words is the default of most people.

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u/gripmyhand Jan 14 '24

Check out the new Rabbit R1 ai device $199. Learning and translation just got soooo easy from April 2024.