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by jollofricepeas 613 days ago
Indeed. I thought to say the same but you’ve phrased the problem with most in academia very nicely.
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Every field has jargon and specialized terminology. Do you expect to be able to read any random physics or math paper outside your area of expertise and understand every word?
This has nothing to do with academia. Just grab a comment about anything tech-related in your own personal comment history and send it to a friend with zero tech background. They will be equally confused.

Jargon exists to simplify communication between people with specialized knowledge in a field. People without that specialized knowledge aren’t going to be able to follow as easily. News at 11.