The Golden Age of Multilingual Reading

Sun 20 Sep 2026

Big title! I’ve been thinking a lot how nowadays I come across more blogs and articles in languages I don’t know. On regular social media very rarely do I see things in languages besides English / Spanish. The exception to this is often about the soccer players I follow, like with Armando González recently signing with Olympiacos FC and Mateo Chávez playing at AZ Alkmaar, so my feed sometimes has posts in Greek and Dutch.

When it comes to the fun reading I like doing online, more personal writing, slice of life, tech setups or cyberspace discoveries, I only get that from the Indieweb. And it seems like right now it’s the golden age of enjoying this content in other languages! I’m a fan of coming across posts in languages I don’t know at all. It’s always fun to go in without expectations and then I end up reading really cool stuff about a trip or an album review. I’ve added plenty of songs to my playlists this way. With modern technology and translation tools, I feel closer to the World Wide Web.

Are we in a golden age of global communication? I’ve had these conversations before with other writers. I remember talking to Stephen Max last year about this topic and we discussed Ruben’s post More multilingualism please over on Kedara, where he writes:

I’ll always love learning new languages. The words, intonation and melody of Swedish makes me happy for some reason. Some philosophical concepts are easier for me to grasp and remember using their Sanskrit words. I love reading the words and thoughts of people from all over the globe. Please continue sharing them. And when you do so, consider also sharing them in your own language, if it’s not English: it makes the web an even more vibrant place.