My girlfriend is a linguist with a particular passion for dying languages and cultures. I often find myself asking the same question every time she talks about

My girlfriend is a linguist with a particular passion for dying languages and cultures. I often find myself asking the same question every time she talks about it. I think the more important factor than usefulness in society is the fact that, like the article said, being the last of anything is lonely. For me, at least, that is a particularly hard position to empathize with because my culture is incredibly widespread and probably isn't going anyway. So, while I can't or don't understand the feeling, I think it's important to allow these people at least the little justice of trying to respect and preserve their cultural heritage.