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How did unipolar prevent a majority language?
How did wars and genocides prevent a majority language?
How is learning the majority language useless to your career?
If I didn't speak English, it would be useful but not necessary to learn. You can get a job as a line cook, cleaner, all sorts of jobs. At that point learning English could help get another job, but you need a high level of fluency for it to be useful. Imagine you're working full-time, but possibly more than full-time given the hourly pay of the jobs you are qualified for, and maybe you also have a family you are caring for...might be more prudent to stay the course at your current job than to spend thousands of hours gaining fluency for the chance to change careers.