Remember that "they" also have to deal with you. And if you're brilliant your work will impact their lives, If you're not, they still are forced to deal with you, either to specify your work, pay you, etc.
Better for you and for them that you can communicate in a common language.
Unless you live in a cave and hunt for your food.

Back when I was in tech support I noticed an increase in computer USB ports damaged when yanking the USB out. I know the plural of anecdote is not data, but still...

Exhibit A. So full of hate...

By Jeremy Rifkin. It's all in there. New big companies seem to be following it step by step. https://www.thezeromarginalcos...

They need to create a whole alternative ecosystem, that is their own search, their own "facebook", "youtube", mobile OS, etc., with higher ethical standards, and slowly grow it. Get momentum step by step, never losing hope. It might catch up eventually when the masses realize what the alternative is doing and find there is a wholly developed alternative patiently waiting.

Why the Cosmic Silence? That's an easy one: we're not allowed to contact or be contacted by similar or lower level civilisations until we cross a certain social or biological evolution level.

By Jiddu Krishnamurti. Really opens your mind about who we are, and "why we are". Closest I've seen to a logic explanation of buddhist teachings.

Read "The zero marginal cost society", by Jeremy Rifkin. The evolution of technology is creating an inflection point in our economic system. Society cannot continue to be the same. Eventually, like Switzerland is trying to do, most people will receive a guaranteed minimum income for not working since there won't be enough jobs.

...better than this: http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-...

It's a bit like a reality show with big prizes for a few superachievers who overcame other competitors. This is more an advertising stunt for the group of rich individuals sponsoring this. How is this going to promote science and investigation among the not so elite, which is the problem you have right now? Sure a few kids will fall for the flashy get-rich-quick appeal of the show. Until they become aware of the long hours needed to attain even a modest level of competence. Then the shine disappears.

The second wave of software outsourcing will be to Latinamerica, so Spanish. Once youre somewhat fluent you might go to the other big LA language, Brazilian Portuguese, so similar to Spanish you can learn it in a few months. Now, for original technical documentation go for German, Japanese or Russian.

Many ladies claim that men can only do one thing at a time...

ts the normal evolution of capitalistic economy. The same thing is happening in Mexico, older generations are retiring with magnificent pensions, new generations were duped with the mantra "the current pension and public health care schema is unsustainable, we must cut on YOUR entitlements". Radio, TV, newspapers, all kept repeating it until everybody thought it was true. How can a country with the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim, be running out of money? I see the same ideology is being brainwashed into the new generations in the US too. It's simply that the capitalistic economy is reaching one of its overproduction, stagnation cycles. There is a lot of money, it's just that the rich guys keep it frozen because "the conditions are not right for investing OUR money" Like they found that money while being hermits in the dessert.