&gt; I think XKCD&#x27;s &quot;up-goer five&quot; is a suitable counter argument against words that are too simple to clearly communicate complex ideas succinctly. Jargon has its place in language.<p>Are you saying up-goer five is a good example of simple word usage or a bad example?<p>Anyway, parent poster is talking about how we should add rare and hard-to-understand words to make reading a more mentally challenging exercise as opposed to using words that describes the subject matter clearly and concisely, using the simplest words and phrasings that can adequately convey your message.<p>Your &quot;extreme example&quot; is abused by thousands and thousands of academics as an excuse for poor, hard to read and hard to understand academic writing. You can in fact write clear and concisely in a phd thesis. But since the author assumes the reader has a large background knowledge in the field, it will still not be accessible to the average reader.