A statement from members of the Toki Pona community(tokipona.net) |
A statement from members of the Toki Pona community(tokipona.net) |
> We understand that some may wish to sensationalize a public crisis like this, but we would implore anybody to consider the ethics of the situation before publicizing this matter to a wider audience than is already exposed to it, or interjecting with prying questions.
It seems like the community is responding to a sensitive and difficult situation with the grace and care that I would hope for with the name "The Language of Good."
If you're interested in learning more about conlangs, the youtuber Jan Misali [0] was my introduction to them and has some really fascinating videos about conlangs (and many other various videos). It's a really niche subject, but it can be cool to see just how much thought and care has been put into passion projects like them.
The reason I bring up them in particular is because they have many videos covering Toki Pona and are a member of that community, so it seems relevant.
I mean, I understand the thinking, but you're also publishing this, there is bound to be countless of speculation and discussions about it, given it isn't some insular small community, it's a relatively old project spanning the globe.
I don't know what to make of it, what are we supposed to do? I guess instinctively, I want to hear what she thinks of this, her side of what's happening, whatever that may be.
Compare the tweets now versus the profile from a few years ago: https://x.com/tokipona vs https://web.archive.org/web/20220511012717/https://twitter.c...
Other links: https://tokipona.org/ https://bsky.app/profile/tokipona.org
That is an amazingly good double entendre.
Anyway, it says "@tokipona hasn’t posted" for me.
It's hard to imagine 30 some odd people trying to take something that was free from someone in a hostile way. Surely it's happened but my guess is this is a particularly sad story from mostly decent people
There have been a number of studies that specifically linked advanced "artistic" personalities with increased risk of psychosis and other breaks from reality.
One citation:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-...
I had never heard of Toki Pona, and I find the project amazing!
The only other invented language I have heard of is esperanto. Which I have always been interested in, but never studied.
My heart goes out to the author of this language, I hope they are able to find their way back. There is certainly a community that hopes to help and support them.
This is much more than many distressed people have to hope for, and I hope they are able to find solace in that support.