I would love it if one of a conlang could make it as a lingua franca, but really it is what it is right now. We need some form of lingua franca to effectively communicate, and English has deeply embedded itself in fields that easily cross borders, like aviation and programming. Changes would take a substantial effort, or some sort of paradigm shift that renders all of this old English content to not be needed.
There have been many universal languages that change with the times over centuries. It’s never been a conlang though. That could happen theoretically if the internet meme culture could somehow propagandize people to learn new languages. It be funny if everyone had international business meetings in Toki Pona.
I would love it if one of a conlang could make it as a lingua franca, but really it is what it is right now. We need some form of lingua franca to effectively communicate, and English has deeply embedded itself in fields that easily cross borders, like aviation and programming. Changes would take a substantial effort, or some sort of paradigm shift that renders all of this old English content to not be needed.
There have been many universal languages that change with the times over centuries. It’s never been a conlang though. That could happen theoretically if the internet meme culture could somehow propagandize people to learn new languages. It be funny if everyone had international business meetings in Toki Pona.