I am currently memorizing Hiragana (~100% done) and Katagana (~10% done), before venturing into learning some basic Japanese. It's incredibly and unnecessarily complicated, from the perspective of a "westerner" (Italian roots, fluent in English, some Spanish, bits of French). I'm still fascinated by it, and still want to learn some, primarily because I like visiting Japan and I plan to spend several weeks per year th…
> Attempts such as Esperanto and others were never carried out with enough skills or resources. That is a dubious claim. The truth of the matter is that there is no economic benefit in learning Esperanto over learning English as a second language, and (comparatively) very little cultural benefit. Learning English unlocks a vast world of literature, media, and communication in addition to the basic marketable skill it…
Re: Japanese typography: Kilograms of sinograms
#131It’s worth noting that esperanto predates the era of English as an international language. Back when Zamenhof designed esperanto, French was the closest thing to an international language that unlocked the vast world of literature, media, culture, etc.