Bad reasons to learn languages

Japanese: "I like anime and jrpgs!"
Chinese: "China is going to be a superpower!"
Dutch/Swedish: "Their society is so progressive!"

>>9
I agree. Why not?
Someone who likes to read books could want to learn Russian to read some work in its original language, or some untranslated work.
If anything, that seems one of the few valid reasons to learn any language.