Re:I Was Internet-Famous
by mkinitcpio on Sunday December 06, 2015 @02:32PM
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>anti-intellectual culture
I agree- I really wish there wasn't such a stigma against, as you phrased it, "five-dollar words". I love reading older writing because (maybe without the internet and things like /r/iamverysmart?) they seem drastically less afraid to say exactly what they want to, in the way they want to.
There's also an anachronistic charm to them I guess, but I think the word-choice-freedom is still a big factor.
Re:I Was Internet-Famous
by asddubs on Sunday December 06, 2015 @04:11PM
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to be fair, a good portion of /r/iamverysmart is not just about using fancy words, but also about misusing them or using them to present yourself as better/smarter than other people
I agree- I really wish there wasn't such a stigma against, as you phrased it, "five-dollar words". I love reading older writing because (maybe without the internet and things like /r/iamverysmart?) they seem drastically less afraid to say exactly what they want to, in the way they want to.
There's also an anachronistic charm to them I guess, but I think the word-choice-freedom is still a big factor.