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The argument against latinization or simplification is "you can't preserve this kind of nuance" and the value of heritage.

The argument against Classical is "look at the kind of nonsense you have to put up with". People who studied European languages may recognize this as "tell me again why I have to learn Latin".

The movement to "write as we speak" won, and whether you use pinyin (early school, input methods, instant messages), Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong) or Simplified (Mainland, Singapore) you are writing to some degree either as you speak or as Beijingers speak.