• juchenecromancer
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    8 months ago

    Esperanto is really a cool language. it’s a shame it’s so eurocentric because it’s the most widely spoken conlang and could have had a very strong connection with socialism (and throughout history it often did). I know Toki Pona exists and I love it but it’s more a language of general international communication rather than something formal.

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      8 months ago

      there’s also globasa which is a pretty recent attempt at an international conlang but is making an effort to be less eurocentric

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        8 months ago

        The problem with the auxlang movement is that they are run mainly by people with no project management skills and who have unrealistic prioritization in the language design. Zamenhof had made Esperanto successful due to his williness to collaborate with others on the Esperanto project, the lack of ownership of Esperanto that provides similar advantages to Linux/Unix project, and the restriction on unnecessary revision to the project goals.

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            8 months ago

            Did you read the post that you are reply to? Esperanto only gain widespread usage due to the unbiases, common ownership, and project management skills of its founder.