I absolutely agree with your opinion that we need to get with the times more for our company's prosperity, but how will we? Blending in with others around you is one of the most important parts of living in society. I think that what is important for reading and comprehending foreign languages, which you're learning, is focusing on the whole context, not on words down to the letter. Don't memorise and recall words' meanings exhaustively. It doesn't help you, it just drains you and your interest in learning languages.