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> Any person worth reading in STEM fields already knows English, and I don't know why anyone would want to read Wikipedia in any language other than English. >
by rtpg 6y ago
> Any person worth reading in STEM fields already knows English, and I don't know why anyone would want to read Wikipedia in any language other than English.
> Just learn English already if you don't know it
Some people are merely fine at English, or uncomfortable reading "casually" in their second/third languages...
It's actually not unreasonable for someone to want learning content in their native language. And there are loads of opportunities to try out new content when people in different places are writing content in different languages, with new angles and takes
For example the best intro to LaTeX is a book originally written in French[0].
And sometimes content just makes better sense in other languages because primary materials will be in that language (if you had the choice, would you rather read about the great Tokyo Fire in English or in Japanese?)
Sure, having access to English content is really important! But trying to have multilingual content is normal.
[0]: https://www.latexpourlimpatient.fr/ https://www.latexpourlimpatient.fr/