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salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know whether to love this or hate this.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 1d

Tiu Esperanto ne mem parolos sin!

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 1d

Carry Esperantujo with you everywhere you go.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 1d

"That guy" was described as "Esperanto guy".
To be honest, Daniel Kennedy is not the only one who is afraid.

Daniel Kennedy @fliglman.bsky.social · 1d

Still tempted to give that guy wedgies I'm afraid

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 1d

Is this the "hatch art" of which I hear tell, or was that something/somebody else?

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 1d

Nu, efektive, foje jes.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 1d

That sounds like a problem.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

I knew you were.

I was being serious, but mostly in the humorous way that a serious response to a facetious comment tends to be.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

If you need help with Esperanto, let me know.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Kiel vi fartas?

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Ich will eine Frage stellen = Mi volas ŝteli fragon

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Well, actually... now that you mention it.

Mosts of the trans people I know, certainly the ones I know well, do speak Esperanto.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Tre bone. Bonan lernadon!

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

It's not fair to bring Esperanto into this.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Oops, I see you said "ethnonationalist" I read "antinatalist". My fault for trying to read before my first cup of coffee.

I wonder which ethnonationalists you're talking about.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

The W in Esperanto hurts my brain.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

You're right, there aren't many Esperanto native speakers - even though my kids' first words were in Esperanto. But you're wrong that the point of Esperanto is to "replace a country's language."

The "entire point" of Esperanto is to allow people who want such a thing to have a neutral 2nd language

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

But I have only ever encountered one "zero birth" person in Esperanto. It seemed to be an extreme form of environmentalism.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, there are plenty of Esperanto speakers in China. This is because there are a lot of PEOPLE in China. I myself spoke Esperanto in Shanghai, and I often tell a story here about a Chinese Esperantist visiting the US.

And yes, there is still state sponsored content in Esperanto.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

For what it's worth, Sonja claims to still be an Esperantist.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Hahaha - Woki Pona

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

On the other hand, many people actually DO speak Esperanto

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto 2020

La interreta versio de la Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto 2020.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

Hmm, for most Esperanto speakers I know it's the other way around.

salivanto.bsky.social @salivanto.bsky.social · 2d

I was with you till you said "uselessness".