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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly. Working with academics in science was so annoying at times exactly because too many academics talk just like this.

Too often I sat with them wishing I could just tell them to speak plainly FFS - unnecessarily complex, overly specific jargon doesn't make you look any better, it makes you look smarmy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're probably insecure and intelligence and people's perception of it is their only crutch.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t assume malice in all cases. Maybe they just aren’t great at breaking down complex subjects into plain language because it’s complex. Being an effective communicator and teacher is a skill that needs a lot of patience, practice, development, and feedback in order to get good, especially when trying to convey ideas through speech.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Einstein said if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. And drag trusts Einstein, because he was an expert at understanding complicated things.