Thought experiment: UX zombie
All knowledge is embodied in visual-tactile UIs like Bret Victor stuff
All math/ logic is done by AIs
All affective communication is Darmok-like allegory transmitted via iconic imagery (like reaction gifs, emoji)
What’s left for language to do?
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Except sign language is a proper language by linguistic standards iirc, but yeah, that’s my general drift

