Comment Re:smacks of elitism and insularity (Score 1) 237
not everything has to be explained. communication is not about impressing upon someone else's mind every little delicate detail. nor is it necessary to do that for joe blow to grasp important pieces of information
I think the point is that the simple explanation and the complex explanation don't have the same meaning. Complex explanations are needed to describe complex systems. It's not like academics make a choice to use a complex explanation when a simple one would mean exactly the same thing. That said, most academics are really, really bad at communicating outside their sub-discipline.
The answer to the original poster is: no.
I think the point is that the simple explanation and the complex explanation don't have the same meaning. Complex explanations are needed to describe complex systems. It's not like academics make a choice to use a complex explanation when a simple one would mean exactly the same thing. That said, most academics are really, really bad at communicating outside their sub-discipline.
The answer to the original poster is: no.
