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> At best we’re implicitly rewarding obfuscation and time wasting; at worst we’re allowing a lack of clear thinking to be covered up.

Most people don't think very clearly. That's why rhetoric is effective. That's why most communication is fluffy social signaling. You can give people great advice and their eyes glaze over because the words didn't fill them with emotion, or something, and they do the exact opposite.

No wonder LLMs get put to work playing that stupid game.