This thread demonstrates that a lot of academic writing that *looks* like utter nonsense is merely scholars dressing up a useful but mundane point with a ton of unnecessary jargon.https://twitter.com/JeffreyASachs/status/1051097280030396417 …
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Right! Too much jargon is a barrier-to-entry. But that's not the only function of jargon. Sometimes its necessary to use specialized language to capture specialized ideas.
As evidenced by the first word of our tweets, we agree here. We're just placing different emphasis on the point where we agree. The tricky question is whether certain fields cross the line between specialization-for-clarity and obscurantism-for-exclusivity more often than others.
Yeah. And also, I think a lot of people tend to assume that academic bullshit comes with large social costs. But I wonder if confining bullshit to academia actually protects the real world from bad ideas! ;-)
Me looking at business-jargon and corporate-speak:pic.twitter.com/0rO4WWB391
It wouldn’t work very well because it would be inaccurate.
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