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by elmomle 1339 days ago
For whom is PG writing here? For sharp minds who can be encouraged and eventually trusted to use nuanced words correctly, or for mediocre minds that will never do so? And if the latter, why are we discussing this article?
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> mediocre minds

A lot of the time when people use impressive sounding words they come across exactly this condescending.

And lots of smart, sharp people often don't actually like that.