Taste: Have it your way. We, who object, obviously can't have it ours. Mental note: This is iHub not Burger King.
... used pictographs. All quite advanced civilizations.
Most of which are now the Third World.
The Chinese are making a comeback. My doctor showed me how you text in Chinese. First, you use our alphabet to spell out the word, then you press a button. Voila! The Chinese symbol appears.
So are we at the beginning or the end of our multi-thousand-year cycle? Time will tell. Go in peace. Good luck attracting a new audience.