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Post #42153

2025-12-08 16:20 UTC

And I am talking about the fact that believing that nothing is complicated and that complexity is always made up can be a dangerous, anti-intellectual and anti-academic argument. Of course, if you’re talking with people who don’t need the actually do the job and only understand enough of it you still speak like to a specialist, you’re not only in the middle, but also potentially (but not necessarily) kind of a dick. But reading this and you’re example, and the fact we seem to be miscommunicating somewhat, I do wonder this: English is not my first language, what do you include in “technical science job”. Is it a specific job or group of jobs? I took it to mean any job with tech or science workers.

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  • @masterspace@lemmy.ca 2025-12-08 18:11

    I agree with everything you’re saying, but even speaking specialist to specialist, or say to a group of specialist colleagues who might not be working on exactly what you’re working on, you still often simplify away the technical parts that aren’t relevant to the specific conversation you’re having, and use specific language on the parts that are, because that inherently helps the listener to focus on the technical aspects you want them to focus on.

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