#idk I just find that mindset baffling. 'we can never truly understand xyz other language unless we learn it (& I won't probably) so I'll

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another thing that bothers me about people insisting translation can never communicate the original with the implication that it's therefore not worthwhile is like. what's the end result of that? you never read anything from places that don't speak the languages you do? you let the perfect be the enemy of the good & seal yourself into a narrow cultural bubble because you've decided it's not possible for ideas & stories to cross language barriers?

#idk I just find that mindset baffling. 'we can never truly understand xyz other language unless we learn it (& I won't probably) so I'll #just never engage with anything from it' #<- incredibly fast way to never expose yourself to any new ideas of viewpoints #thoughts #like there ARE bad translations out there but you can't let that make you too scared to ever read any #translation