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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • I didn’t say studying things was a waste of time. I agree that language itself is one of the most important and impactful inventions in human history. Linguistics though… not nearly as important, as language will continue to exist and evolve without it being explicitly studied. Your post didn’t answer the OP at all. Why is linguistics important other than for seeking knowledge?

    Side note: Lemmy is a small community. You can try not immediately responding with a personal attack, it might encourage more discussion.





  • I’m not going to subscribe to read the full article, but a lot of the things in the summary happened before streaming. As a songwriter, I do, however, try to grab listeners’ attention immediately since there’s so much good music out there that someone could easily go somewhere else after a few seconds.