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I think the problem is language. English offers a far wider platform to engage people, but it also means that discussions/engagements will be dominated mostly b

I think the problem is language. English offers a far wider platform to engage people, but it also means that discussions/engagements will be dominated mostly by Americans. Computer use also favors using English. As a result, American influence is kind of inevitable. At the same time though, America also feels the influence from all those other cultures.

TeMPOraL 6y ago
There's also lots of inertia around English. For better or worse, my default heuristic is that if I read something in Polish that isn't hyperlocal (e.g. country news, or research that's only done here), I'm better off looking for a text on it in English. In my experience, it'll universally be better. People doing best-class work usually do it in English, or are republished in English, due to sheer inertia of the economical and scientific dominance of English-speaking world. So I for one would not be very interested in more balkanized Internet, simply because this limits my options to mediocre sources, whereas knowing English and having access to a global platform lets me find better material.
ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago
I agree completely, language plays a huge part which is why I'm always advocating for a European lingua franca. I've started writing all the learning resources I produce solely in German and French (whereas I'd always write them in English before for the sake of openness) but it's a drop in the bucket. Honestly I don't know how we're gonna get there.
type0 6y ago
> As a result, American influence is kind of inevitable. Yeah and it's only a matter of time until youtube will start de-platforming mainstrem hungarian vloggers because their values don't align with american Not related to social media but this stuff even happen IRL https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/09/hungarian-opera-asks-white-cast-to-identify-as-african-american-for-porgy-and-bess-product https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/09/hungarian-opera-asks-whi...

TeMPOraL 6y ago

There's also lots of inertia around English. For better or worse, my default heuristic is that if I read something in Polish that isn't hyperlocal (e.g. country news, or research that's only done here), I'm better off looking for a text on it in English. In my experience, it'll universally be better. People doing best-class work usually do it in English, or are republished in English, due to sheer inertia of the economical and scientific dominance of English-speaking world. So I for one would not be very interested in more balkanized Internet, simply because this limits my options to mediocre sources, whereas knowing English and having access to a global platform lets me find better material.

ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago

I agree completely, language plays a huge part which is why I'm always advocating for a European lingua franca. I've started writing all the learning resources I produce solely in German and French (whereas I'd always write them in English before for the sake of openness) but it's a drop in the bucket. Honestly I don't know how we're gonna get there.

type0 6y ago

> As a result, American influence is kind of inevitable. Yeah and it's only a matter of time until youtube will start de-platforming mainstrem hungarian vloggers because their values don't align with american Not related to social media but this stuff even happen IRL https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/09/hungarian-opera-asks-white-cast-to-identify-as-african-american-for-porgy-and-bess-product https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/09/hungarian-opera-asks-whi...