One of the problems is that linguists care more about languages than people. Turkey switched to the latin alphabet from an arabic script. They found it easier

One of the problems is that linguists care more about languages than people. Turkey switched to the latin alphabet from an arabic script. They found it easier to learn and it helped boost literacy rates.[1] Minor languages die because they're a detriment to native speakers, it's not a bad thing when they do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_alphabet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_alphabet