Japanese speakers are a minority in the world
from Words as Public Goods
https://gyazo.com/e519dca1a8549bf31b09dfd47ff8c5d8
Minority depends on the scope of observation.
Japanese speaker is minority in the world
There are a lot of Japanese speakers who don't think "we are a minority."
That's because I can't see anything but Japanese.
Observation range
Fog of Literacy
Fog of War
language barrier
Language Barriers to Attention
Language barriers
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