> German was the language of science prior to WW1.
I would say well into the WWII even. Especially in the Central Europe, regions under influence of Austro-Hungary, and half of Balkans. Then Germans with Austrians... well... fucked everything up definitely and irrevocably.
In 1989, yes. Guess in what languages were translated the fields in passports of many countries from the Communist block? French, German, and Russian.
> Honestly if you think social networks are just for people who speak english you gotta take a look at the world a bit more.
Depends on how you see yourself. Passive viewer, poster? You're right. Contributor, creator of platforms and systems, advanced content creator? Try doing these without knowing English. Yeah, I mean more generally "the internet" and "the web" rather than social networks only.
Honestly if you think social networks are just for people who speak english you gotta take a look at the world a bit more.