Post by Muhammad Ikram

🌍 Why did Big Tech fail to win over billions in emerging markets, even after decades of localization? In Part 1 of my series—“How Silicon Valley’s Cultural Blind Spot Kept 4 Billion People from Using Tech in Their Native Languages”—I outlined the big picture. Now, in Part 2—“A New Linguistic Theory Explains Why Tech Adoption Failed in Emerging Markets”—I dig into the linguistic root cause: how Linguistic Puritanism quietly sabotaged adoption across South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, Africa, and beyond. 👉 I’d love for you to read, share your thoughts in the comments, and pass it along to your network to help drive this important conversation.