mmm I think that the best path forward is embracing English as an open protocol for comunicating with all peoples, native for local stuff.
I thoght like you years ago, but when I started using english I've never felt so connected and so borderless. One would think that using other language bring people appart but it couldn't be more opposite in my experience at least.
I'm Spanish speaker native, I just learned on extra language and I now can talk with the whole world!. I know that having those tools will close the gap for those who don't speak the common language but still