If you go to any web page, chances are you’ll find it’s written in the wrong language.

It shouldn’t be written in English.

Or Japanese.

Or Arabic.

The web shouldn’t be written in any language spoken by humans.

It shouldn’t mimic the way we speak.

It should mimic the way we think.

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References:

• A hundred billion neurons are intricately interconnected in our brains
• A few tens of thousands of years ago, we evolved language
• A few thousand years ago, we invented writing
• A few decades ago, we invented the web

Images:

• Skara2 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skara2.jpg by Rob Farrow licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Newgrange – Ireland via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newgrange_-_Ireland.jpg by Andrew Kearns licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Reproduction cave of Altamira 01 by MatthiasKabel licensed under CC BY 2.5
• Prehistoric Rock Paintings at Manda Guéli Cave in the Ennedi Mountains – northeastern Chad 2015 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prehistoric_Rock_Paintings_at_Manda_Gu%C3%A9li_Cave_in_the_Ennedi_Mountains_-_northeastern_Chad_2015.jpg by David Stanley licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Menhir du Pré du Devens à Saint-Aubin NE by Marc Juillard licensed under attribution license
• Merseburg, Kulturhistorisches Museum, Gefäße der Rössener Kultur-2 by Dguendel licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Pilspets – Historiska museet – DIG 55462 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilspets_-Historiska_museet-_DIG_55462.jpg by Ola Myrin licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Stonehenge2007 07 30 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stonehenge2007_07_30.jpgby garethwiscombe licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Depictions and hieroglyphics – Sanctuary via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Depictions_and_hieroglyphics_-Sanctuary(14284133120).jpg by Jorge Láscar licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Chinese fishing nets, Cochin via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_Fishing_Nets_Cochin.jpgby Brian Snelson licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Salterio, xvi secolo, 02 iniziale D by Sailko licensed under CC BY 3.0
• The Great wall via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Great_wall_-_by_Hao_Wei.jpg by Hao Wei licensed under CC BY 2.0
• 13-11-02-olb-by-RalfR-03 by Ralf Roletschek licensed under CC BY 3.0
• The Difference Engine wheels via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Difference_Engine_wheels_(4376246859).jpgby Marcin Wichary licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Hite Crossing Bridge HWY95 view2 MC by Christian Mehlführerlicensed under CC BY 2.5
• Physics Book via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Physics_Book.jpg by basykeslicensed under CC BY 2.0
• “Ivy Mike” atmospheric nuclear test – November 1952 from The Official CTBTO Photostream public domain
• Endeavour via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shuttle_in_outer_space_by_NASA.jpgby prayitnophotography licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Wikipedia articles on knowledge in English, Japanese and Arabic

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