In fact, for people in Taiwan to study simplified characters is not a sign of weakness towards the other side or of 'bowing to reality'; if the written language really is a medium for communicating thought, then each side must take a fresh look at the other's writing system.
說起來，民間重學簡體字並不代表向彼岸示弱，也不是「屈就」現實；文字果若是溝通思想的工具，彼此都應重新看看對方文字。