Why are many languages case sensitive?

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Why are many languages case sensitive?

Is it simply a matter of inheritance? C++ is case-sensitive because C is, Java is case-sensitive because C++ is, etc.? Or is t

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I believe this is a competitor to Stack Overflow where you have to pay to read answers. Hmm... with case insensitivity, the meaning of the site's name is ambiguous.

This is a good reason for languages being case-sensitive. Less ambiguity! Ambiguity to programmers is considered yucky.