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by atlantic
2775 days ago
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> The idea I'm putting forward is that the language in which you communicate (and think) actually shaped your world-view. That's not a particularly original view. It's called the linguistic relativity or Benjamin-Whorf hypothesis, and it has a very long history. But so what? It's not even a problem. It's simply a feature of thought that it is inherently interconnected with language. What I don't understand at all is your proposed solution. While entire communities have strived over millenia to create linguistic tools to suit their particular needs, you propose to do the same, and better, by yourself, in a few months or years, by "hacking" (whatever that means). No offence, but it just sounds slightly juvenile. |
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