> There is a real-world danger to this aestheticizing attitude toward linguistic study, this appeal to “beauty” and “pleasure.” I can't imagine feeling this wa

> There is a real-world danger to this aestheticizing attitude toward linguistic study, this appeal to “beauty” and “pleasure.” I can't imagine feeling this way and being a classicist. Like, why even bother? > Brexit > Trump > Boris Johnson > Nazis Ugh. It's like bingo at this point.