Gabu @ Gabu @lemmy.ml

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Only in 'murica (and the anglosphere) could people think that learning more languages could possibly be a bad thing...

I.e. the same as a programming language, which can be easily learned to be read at astounding speed... Also, written English is one of the least phonetic languages you could possibly find.

Would you rather watch content in your native language, or subtitled?

Subtitled, 100 times out of 10. In fact, that's what I already do, alongside a significant portion of the non-anglophone world.

But it’s not the same as hearing something performed for you.

Considering the fact that nearly all TV media is made to only be fully enjoyed if you can hear it, that's a given. Deaf people are missing out either way, though.

There is a ton of nuance and feeling that goes into communicating through sign language that is not possible through text alone.

Just like there's a ton of nuance that can't be communicated by text alone when compared to spoken words, you mean?

the importance of keeping the language alive.

This is the only factor you've presented I can agree with. Programmes are presented with sign language because it's important to maintain awareness that it exists. Deaf people are a very small minority, so keeping their languages alive is essential.

I'm ESL and use English subtitles when watching a programme in a language I can't speak...

There's also the fact the event reference happened in 'murica. People don't really take 'murica seriously.

Not when the big stick is made of enriched Uranium

In 'murica it may be impossible (thank car-centered infrastructure and your insane zoning laws!), but here you can just rent a house instead of an apartment... an OK place (2+ bedrooms/ 150+ m²/ space for tinkering) at an OK location (safe enough, relatively close to the city center) is ~600 to ~800 USD, which is certainly more expensive than the local average, but not eye-wateringly so.

Cool story. Come back when your brain has developed past the age of 2, we'll gladly discuss then.

It does have a “Search with Bing” selection in the Edit menu though

What the literal fuck? When was it added?

Yeah, an AMD GPU is pretty much required for that chef's kiss seamless experience.

A piece of advice - if you deal with industrial/business stuff at all, just go with Debian. There's a reason why most fields use it in some form.

At some point last year I had a Japanese program launch a popup window that was clearly from pre-NT Windows. So bizarre.

People that use arguments easily debunked by a 5 year-old or repeat garbage == trolls

Yet again, another 'murican that can't fathom how people use their legs.

You're so american it's sad. American cities are some of the ugliest in the entire world, whereas dense cities like what you'd find in most of Europe or Japan are absolutely beautiful and brimming with character.

Did you really decide that posting that was a good idea? Did you seriously think about it at all before writing it?

All of those things can be done in a densely populated city. I do it and live near the city center in São Paulo, the world's 4th most populous megapolis. In short, your arguments are bullshit.