His lectures on physics are highly recommended. Simple to understand. Straightforward. https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_toc.html
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That the very danger of trying to translate ideas into "plain speech" is when you're talking about something emotionally fraught that you already have many deep kneejerk assumptions about, you'll just translate it into what you already want to hear
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This honesty is what I find missing whenever I talk to people in this field. I understand your reasoning, just know that this obfuscation also has the side effect of people not taking it seriously.
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Jargon is necessary. As an undergraduate, I needed to unpack 'metaphysics' every time I wrote/said it. If I did that as a postgrad, I would still be.. a postgrad. Over-simplification and over-complication can both be mistaken for profundity. Its more about the intended audience.
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