sachertorte (well, "sarchertech") says "Obviously a phonetic language has other disadvantages compared to a logographic language."

Apparently not enough to be mentioned on this thread!8-))

Here's an interesting Reddit thread that discusses modern languages on a scale ranging from purely phonetic to purely logographic:

https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning/comments/bv7r1p/wh...

While I must admit I would give a rat's ass (but not much more) to know any common logographic language today, I would never go to the trouble to learn one. The effort is simply too great, the payoff too limited, and there are other better ways to use the rest of my life.