If you've tried learning before but haven't tried duolingo maybe give it a shot. It gamifies learning a language in a similar way as any other mobile game that gets you addicted to it. I keep finding myself compelled to open it up again or do just one more lesson and for something like this that's a good thing.
I would say it's going pretty well so far.
8th day is today! I've actually learned a decent amount and although it is primarily about ordering food and referring to people, that's probably pretty good for someone who wants to travel to Japan. The next course is about asking for directions, for instance.
Is it the best way to learn Japanese objectively? Maybe not. It's working better than anything I've tried in the past though so I think that counts for something.
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@Jens_Rasmussen yeah I was thinking about people burning something like a Bible or whatever VS someone burning a far-left progressive book that's been sitting on a shelf at a store near me for six months, untouched. Personal viewpoints aside, they both serve very similar purposes for the people who would read them. The difference is that one is political and one is religious. With the way things are, you would have tons of people who would support burning one but condemn the other, saying it should be illegal to burn. I'm of the mind that if it has become your property, destroying it is totally within your right.
It does create a bit of an issue with things that do not have copies, though. If someone somehow managed to purchase the Mona Lisa or something, and then destroyed it, that would be a significant cultural loss. So who is to say what is and is not an important or significant piece of culture or history? Who protects something like that? As far as I know, it isn't like any US confederate statues were voted on to be destroyed, the local governments just decided to do it.
I don't know, it's just interesting to think about. The older I get, the more I kind of start to think that diverging from your ideals is sometimes necessary in order to make sure the culture you wish to foster is kept.
Do you think burning books should be covered by the First Amendment? Or it an act of censorship? Does it perhaps depend on how many copies are burned versus how many still exist?
I think it might depend on whether you own the book or not. If you've purchased something it ought to be your right to destroy it.
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