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In reply to the discussion: Carville was right. Here's why it doesn't matter [View all]Beastly Boy
(9,324 posts)The poster I responded to, who appears to be well versed in academic jargon, had expressed, as I understand it, his frustration with it being used to cover up certain people's ignorance of issues with a needlessly complicated vocabulary. The poster, as an example, concisely articulated the concept of woke in a very simple and accessible language, and, on top of it, added a helpful historical reference.
His example, of course, doesn't make all academic jargon "verboten". In and of itself, academic jargon is agnostic. Any intellectual pursuit sometimes requires the use of academic jargon to elucidate an issue (pardon the academic jargon). The question is, what is the purpose for it? Is it to make things clearer, or cover up one's ignorance and obfuscate? I welcome the former, but the latter rubs me the wrong way.