The more sovereign city-states there are in the world, the more informative policy experiments we can run, to see what works best. The fewer languages there are in the world, the more easily we can share the results of those experiments, so best practices can spread.https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1085782287742951429 …
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I've spent plenty of time in Europe, thanks. But in what sense is it effortless to learn 2-3 languages rather than 1? That makes no sense at all. Why wouldn't a single common language be better?
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My hypothesis is that eradicating linguistic diversity might also eradicate diverse ways of thinking about the world. So if you value intellectual vitality then you might be shooting yourself in the foot.
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Plus there's the brutally high transition costs of course. Whole societies cut off from their cultural heritage. Grandparents unable to communicate with their own grandchildren because they don't share a common tongue. The profound resentment and alienation it would breed.
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Until World War II all scientists could read at least English, German and French. Why is it easier to make the rest of the world abandon their own language than get intellectuals (who are meant to be smart right?) to learn a few more?
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