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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Diversity comes from the mutually strengthening co-existence of different kinds
Understanding of [[history]] (and not only the mainstream history written by the "winners") helps grasp the spectrum of possibilities and see beyond what is currently fashionable in the mainstream.
-The purpose of **standards** is to facilitate co-existence and co-operation of different pieces of technology, not to limit their diversity. Think them more like common languages than norms. Linguistic diversity is richness, but it is still good for everyone to master a couple of common world languages. (Monolingualism or a single prestige language, however, easily leads to impoverished monoculture.)
+The purpose of **standards** is to facilitate co-existence and co-operation of different pieces of technology, not to limit their diversity. Think them as more like common languages than norms. Linguistic diversity is richness, but it is still good for everyone to master a couple of common world languages. (Monolingualism or a single prestige language, however, easily leads to impoverished monoculture.)
Gut reactions against technological diversity are often based on mental models where competition, obsolescence and narrowly defined efficiency are key concepts. A model where the default purpose of something like a new programming language is competition against pre-existing languages with the goal of making them obsolete.
