Yeah, it's to the US's credit. It doesn't hurt that every corner of the world has an English speaking country, but it would never have taken over if not for the rise of the US and the decline of Germany. English's position would probably be far different if the world wars never happened.
But this might be caused by all sorts of things. More people rejecting (or being more "moderate" in) religion, for instance. Or more people being able to get a more accurate view of the world. Or social acceptability changing.
Doesn't seem fair to look at overall statistics for peace and prosperity, then say "well that doesn't really count".
If there is a rise in the curve of suicides caused by more people having an accurate view of the world, a realisation that causes them to take their own lives, I'm sure the solution is not to try to get people to believe in something that is false.
Jamasen here co-founder of Legion Analytics. The system works best with B2B, however we have seen success with b2c when the consumer has an online presence. Our goal is to be every company's sales tool. Trying to figure out how to do that. Suggestions?
Yes, something I feel there's a great need for. Perhaps I'm unusual, but most of my notes in Evernote I wish could contain structured data, so I can make better use of their contents, both in my life and cross-referenced in other notes. E.g. I record foods I like, places I've eaten (my private TripAdvisor) and structuring that data would be really useful for plotting on a map, making lists and the rest.
