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@90sRetroFan What’s your opinion on China’s logographic writing system in general (both simplified and traditional)? Personally, I don’t like simplified Chinese, not because of its intended goal, but because it doesn’t go far enough. Simplified Chinese still takes a long time to learn, just like traditional Chinese. And some of the characters are simplified in ways that are completely arbitrary, and actually make the character harder to remember than the traditional version in some cases, even if the simplified character takes less time to write (And that’s another thing. We barely write things on paper anymore anyways).

I don’t think that they should go with Pinyin, which I’m almost 100% sure that they would do if they ever decided to drop characters entirely. We already have enough languages adopting the Roman alphabet as is, and I’d prefer that they stick it to the man and choose something that isn’t influenced by western culture.

Maybe they could use a modified version of the Manichaean script. That would be really cool, and make historical and cultural sense if it wants to connect with its Gnostic past:



Or a modified version of one of the Indic scripts, to create more positive relations with India and drum up the Buddhist connection between the two:



I think it’s kind of inefficient to use a writing system that students in China are still learning as they basically go through the entire schooling system, instead of having it be a one and done affair. It would also make it easier for potential immigrants to assimilate. I think that Chinese characters look cool and I have a soft spot for them since I’ve always found Chinese culture interesting, but considering we aren’t preservationists, I’m trying to approach it more logistically