We accept that basis for the argument and we are lost. It has always struck me that what one gets from studying a language, even a difficult one such as Greek, is so out of proportion to the effort that there should be no question of why. But I guess if you're numb, the most loving caress is meaningless. Its application as a communications device would then receive much more attention, and perhaps respect, than it has. But we'd have to give due place to the role of play in learning.
Computers are so much fun, esp.