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I have a hunch (nothing more than that) that Dutch linguists (to keep their jobs relevant?) helped in making people care less about the language. By continuously changing grammar and spelling rules. The Dutch I learned in school is very different than what you have now, and I wouldn't be able to pass an exam without relearning the whole grammar.

We also have this (rather popular) grammar contest on TV, called "Het Groot Dictee der Nederlandse taal", that seemed designed to only appeal to linguistic purists. With ridiculous sentences that bring orgasms to language elites. Especially the 2013 version [0] by Kees van Kooten was called a "sadistical language experiment" by De Volkskrant newspaper.

Those frequent changes and the TV show made me decide I do not care a single bit about getting the grammar/spelling correct, and I'll just invent own constructs and adopt any slang, if they are fun.

[0] https://archief.ntr.nl/grootdictee/2014/05/27/dicteetekst-20...