I can't say how often because I don't know how to calibrate that, but often enough that I've seen it in black and white as well as in private chats.
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Of course. But my point is that (1) I am not certain “complicated/verbose is good” is a common bias/heuristic at the general population level, and (2) verboseness in scientific writing is an outcome of more complex processes than a simple heuristic.
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I didn't say it was common, merely that I have seen it manifest enough times to have formed this memory.
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I think within the individuals I have seen it, they themselves do it often. But on a population level, I cannot really know how prevalent. Enough that I have noticed it within certain groups.
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