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I think people talking about extending Toki Pona may be missing the point. This is the Brainfuck of human languages. It's almost the simplest language imaginabl
by b0rsuk 7y ago
I think people talking about extending Toki Pona may be missing the point. This is the Brainfuck of human languages. It's almost the simplest language imaginable. It's an experiment to see how simple a language can be and how many words do you really need for day to day activities.
The area is poorly understood, but language has impact on how we think. The supposed advantages of Toki Pona - happiness through simplicity - may be a bit overstated, but it's interesting and probably harmless. Like PyPy, it may might* not have value on its own, but it gives food for thought and produces insight.
* weasel words
- yiyus 7y agoI think Toki Pona is great, don't get me wrong. It's good to explore how small a language can get, and it looks to me like TP did a good work in that regard. The comparison with programming languages is interesting. I see Toki Pona as lambda calculus: pure, fundamental, very cool, and worth learning. I want something like Lisp: more practical to write programs, but still much simpler than for example Haskell (Esperanto).