Because they never seem to get that brevity is the source of wit, and think that using a ten-dollar word when two two-dollar words will do makes them appear more intelligent. There's also the obfuscation aspect of it, where if they spew out enough buzzwords in a lengthy enough brain-dump, they can bury their true meaning and feelings in the depth of their screeching.
That's one of my issues with Jordan Peterson (not that he's a deceitful leftist).
A truly brilliant man can answer a simple fucking question without a five minute diatribe tangentially veering off into The Gulag Archipelago and the horrors of Communism and narratives from The Bible and The Hero's Journey.
Because they never seem to get that brevity is the source of wit, and think that using a ten-dollar word when two two-dollar words will do makes them appear more intelligent. There's also the obfuscation aspect of it, where if they spew out enough buzzwords in a lengthy enough brain-dump, they can bury their true meaning and feelings in the depth of their screeching.
The truth is succinct.
The verbose are deceitful.
That's one of my issues with Jordan Peterson (not that he's a deceitful leftist).
A truly brilliant man can answer a simple fucking question without a five minute diatribe tangentially veering off into The Gulag Archipelago and the horrors of Communism and narratives from The Bible and The Hero's Journey.