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[โ€“] shneancy@lemmy.world 133 points 1 month ago (55 children)

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

[โ€“] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Funny thing is that psych papers tend to be very readable. So scientists can only communicate effectively if they exclusively study the human mind lol

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