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But language _is_ an arbitrary construct subject wholly to societal agreement. That's why language evolves over time, why different dialects of a given languag
by jmj42 14y ago
But language _is_ an arbitrary construct subject wholly to societal agreement. That's why language evolves over time, why different dialects of a given language develop, etc.
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- zeteo 14y agoWeb standards were also initially an arbitrary social construct. That doesn't mean we want them to change every year according to the latest popular fancies.
- jamesaguilar 14y agoYet they do. Browser vendors are implementing new extensions all the time, and arguably for better reasons than people changing the language.
- bane 14y agoWhy not? We don't live in 1992 anymore.