Re:LinkedIn is now officially blocked in Russia
by magic_quotes on Thursday November 17, 2016 @09:06PM
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That's true, but learning a foreign language takes money and incredible amount of time (hundreds or thousands of hours). Potential opportunities by themselves are not going to keep many people motivated enough to push through.
Internet is indeed very beneficial in a sense that it provides a tangible reward path at least for learning basics.
For example, want to open up some business in Germany? You're going to have an easier time speaking either German or English than if you just speak Russian. Swap in Chinese/French/Spanish/Arabic if you like, but all of these still take a back seat to English (at the moment).