I’ve been learning it over the last week or so since I saw it pop up here. I think it could make a worthwhile pidgin for people without a common language, it is

I’ve been learning it over the last week or so since I saw it pop up here. I think it could make a worthwhile pidgin for people without a common language, it is so simple. The heavy contextual dependence and simplicity make it harder to justify as a language proper. We are so complex in our modern cultures, and toki pona is so simple! That was the point, after all - “pona” means both good and simple. I haven’t yet seen non-english speakers really using it online but I admit to not looking all that hard.