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That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

As an example, 110v American outlet plugs are almost certainly not the most efficient way to power devices and appliances; but, because they are so standard and are good enough, using them massively eases the burden of making, buying and selling powered appliances in the US. Similar story with USB C.

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Outlets benefit from standards, however. Every device (well kind of) uses the same few plug types, and a different plug would be a disadvantage.

On the other hand, having a bunch of different languages is an advantage. People can pick the best tool for the job, and experiment with new language features.

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