I think creating a translator will be an enormous task for Steem - unless I am proven wrong otherwise. It is not just about translating the word, understanding what is being translated is key. There are many facotrs to be considered when it comes to language. The same language will have region difference and subtleties so the different combination of word and meaning is infinite. Google translate is not perfect but it has evolved over the years to become what it is today.
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I know you're right that language can be subtle. But even a bad translation would be a clue as to the content - I currently have no clue to.
That's why I mentioned google. I see the Steemit devs having plenty on their plate, and hope that there might be an easy way to just use Google Translate on Steemit.
I used to use steemit on firefox but has now moved to chrome. When I to view a foreign lanuguage page i just right click and translate. That to me is the quickest at the moment.
I firefox, and also have rclick option. I think that setting a global translate option, whether in firefox/chrome or Steemit, would prompt me to more often view posts in other languages, as the selecting and so forth, as trivial as it seems, is an impediment.
Clearly it's not a wall that precludes communications utterly. But it is a layer between peoples, and even little walls direct traffic.