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by sp332 5602 days ago
In a lot of cultures, being concise is not a virtue. Eloquence is valued, and demonstrating a facility with words is a marker of status. Using a lot of words to describe something shows the amount of attention or value you give to it. So spending a long time and a lot of big words on his accomplishments is an indicator of how cool they are.