An exhibition of spacious boats is being organized these days at the old pier in Palma (or has been organized, depending on when you read this), which, as expected, carries a very pompous English title: International Boat Show, as befits one of those events –or, in the good Mallorcan of our rulers, events– designed to please the numerous population of foreign millionaires who live or holiday in Mallorca, and to attract more, if possible. At this fair, as explained on IB3 Ràdio's Téntol, you could buy a 45-meter yacht for the price of 21 million euros. This is not an exceptional occurrence, but one of the many offerings that can be found in Mallorca in the high-luxury market.The International Boat Show coincided with a significant round anniversary: the 40th anniversary of the approval in the Parliament, on April 29, 1986, by unanimous vote, of the Law for Linguistic Normalization. Many have wondered what has happened in these four decades for the situation of Catalan to have advanced so little, despite a legally and politically powerful instrument like this law, and in fact, to have regressed in key aspects such as social use and the consideration it receives from broad sectors of the population. Is it the fault of immigrants, many say, because they don't integrate, don't learn, or don't want to learn the language. Perhaps it would make more sense to look at ourselves: in these 40 years, the citizens of the Balearic Islands, and Mallorcans in particular, have literally sold everything. What we had and what we didn't have. Including the language, of course. The fairs have English titles out of pure provincialism: they think that, this way, they will sell more. More of what? More boats, more helicopters, more mansions, more land, more experiences (pronounced in English, please), more of everything. It happens that, in most cases, neither the buyers nor the beneficiaries of the purchase are Mallorcans. Mallorcans are only there to act as smiling and grateful natives if they get some commission. That the tourists or buyers are rich does not mean in any way that they are quality tourists or buyers. Where does their money come from? How did they obtain it? Mallorca is disfigured because we have sold it to people loaded with money, very often dirty money. The luxury offering is a sign of a mature market, they say. It's possible the market is mature, but those who manage it show signs of radical immaturity.Nevertheless, the fair of the very expensive boats and the melancholic fortieth anniversary of linguistic normalization have coincided with another milestone (event?): the Correllengua Agermanat, a great mobilization in favor of the Catalan language that has enjoyed the enthusiastic participation of thousands upon thousands of people throughout the Catalan Countries. A crowd, predominantly young people, who are not resigned to the fatalism of those who claim we no longer have a place in this world. All these thousands of people say yes, we do have a place, and that this place and the future that awaits us, which young people embody, is in Catalan. We thus have three juxtaposed realities. On one hand, the obscenely wealthy foreigners who completely ignore the reality of islands that for them are merely a fantasy backdrop. On the other, the mourners of frustrated normalization who claim there is nothing more to be done. And yet, a huge number of citizens, mostly young, eager to believe and strive for the future of these Islands and their language, culture, and landscape. If you'll allow me, I will join the latter.