On Difficulty http://www.xenosystems.net/on-difficulty/ ('Unnecessary obscurity' can be hard to pin down.)
@_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction The assumption I vehemently resist is that difficulty is unnecessary essentially. @soapjackal seems to think this.
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@soapjackal It follows from an extremely naive confidence in the epistemological competence of natural language. -
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@Outsideness @_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction I do not think this. Its why I did not say that. -
@soapjackal @_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction This is the sort of misunderstanding that arises when you're unnecessarily obscure. - 1 more reply
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@Outsideness @_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction 3 things,1 needless obscurity is often correlated with academic style bullshitThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Outsideness @_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction 2 semantic discord is actually actively courted by those who use obscurity for what appeals to be joyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Outsideness @_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction 3 you just straight up conflated obscurity and '$10 word use' with complexity and difficulty. -
@Outsideness @_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction which is why you assume i would say something inane like 'difficulty is unnecessary'
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