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quick rant
i'm so tired of over the top "intellectual" vocabulary in academia. a lot of concepts could be explained with simple words and would get the point across just as well, or better, and additionally make the conversation more accessible to those outside of a specific field. Why do you need to use big smart words to explain simple things? Is it because it tickles your ego when people need 10 minutes to comprehend one sentence? argh
Is it really science, if it doesn't sound like something Neil deGrasse Tyson would say to himself for 30 minutes straight in front of his bathroom mirror?
While he tries to kiss himself somewhere other than his lips?
lmao that's the other extreme. I'm just complaining about unnecessary complexity when there is no need for it. It's tiring to have to keep translating academic back into English, especially when you want to explain the concept to someone who's having trouble understanding it/is not as familiar with it as you are