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Valley’s's avatar

This is a brilliant piece. I read the book & this is a great follow-up.

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Äquogard's avatar

"auf ihrem Kopf gestellt" is incorrect. It means something is stood upon the head of something/someone else. The correct form is "auf ihren Kopf gestellt" meaning turned onto its own head. It's just a Dativ Akkusativ mixup.

Do you think the precision earned of the complexity of the German language is its own detriment? Because the memory capacity needed for all its rules could be put to better use. I certainly see the use of German as a Statussymbol, showing you're part of the cognitively wealthy who can afford it while not being influenced by the Schuldkultur.

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Leon Voß's avatar

1 letter off. thank you. No, the complexity is good because it helps filters people who shouldn't be writing/talking to begin with. Mass literacy was a mistake.

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𒈗𒍑's avatar

Maybe as a second language, and even then I’m not sure, but I doubt highly inflective languages actually effect more cognitive load on a native speaker

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Leon Voß's avatar

I don't think it puts more load on me, it just might make it take longer to master but eventually you just get used to it.

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Keith Ngwa's avatar

Excellent article

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John Gatto's avatar

Basierter Deutschmaxxer.

Sollte die Weltsprache sein

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info1234's avatar

The males therefore should be apprentices of some kind during the same years. Being matured by their experiences in the real world.

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Sonny Arellano's avatar

Evolutionary psychology being an explanation is interesting but what evidence do you have for the claim that the world lives under a dictatorship of the proletariat? Western governments are consistently implementing unpopular policies. Studies have found political funding has a far greater effect on government policy than public opinion. Even the high school system isn't a really good example as I don't think their is broad public support for it.

It can be more rationally explained by the influence of teachers unions and the public and policy makers believing both that maturity only occurs at 20+(an idea that was popularized by a select group of special interests and individuals as you showed in your book) and that education has a big impact on life outcomes. I don't know why you deny environmental factors have a non negligible impact on people's political opinions . Things like liberals becoming more pro free trade and conservatives less so in response to Trump's tariffs is a direct contradiction of that idea or the idea that policy necessarily follows public opinion.

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