Zach_of_Spades 7 points 5y ago
How is this post constructive at all? it's not. This is ignorant bullshit and I'm sorry to see it posted here.
KillerLag 5 points 5y ago
I considered not bothering to respond, but I thought that this might be a teachable moment and you might find it useful.
For any type of surgery, there are risks versus gains. For example, cataract surgery. Generally considered one of the safest surgeries in the world (98% success rate), it has restored vision to millions of people. Howevere, some underlying conditions make that surgery significantly more dangerous. If someone has glaucoma, cataract surgery can make it much worse, which would cause more vision loss in the long term.
As a general rule, when someone loses their vision, they don't need to learn a new language. They can continue using the language they know. That is one of the biggest differences between vision loss and hearing loss.... Vision loss disconnects you from the world, but hearing loss disconnects you from people.
As for why the deaf use Sign language, give this a try.... when you speak, don't say each word, say each letter. And see how long that takes. Sign language replaces spelling out individual words with a sign so that conversations can be held within a more reasonable time span.