• DamarcusArt
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    I think it comes back to media, the “scientist” in most films and tv shows will use big words to show how smart they are and these people internalise that idea.

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      No, it’s mostly because STEM types (including me) have a lot to say (not necessarily insightful) but often lack the writing skills necessary to say them concisely because we focused on studying science instead of literature.

      Literary writers who don’t understand science and just make up mumbo jumbo have the exact opposite problem that we do.

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        Oh ok, I guess I was misunderstanding. And this is clearly your failure to communicate, not mine! /s