NDP: I certainly appreciate your acrobatic use of linguistics, and do not struggle at all to comprehend (so the 'grab a dictionary' rhetoric fails, and was unnecessary in the first place) you.
That remark was addressed to Ceres amd his comment of:
I just can't be fucked unpicking your absurd and pathetic writing style.
I think the problem lies in that it is so verbose it borders on ridiculous. As though you believe it somehow implies your superiority. It does not.
And why mustn't I not care what or what not you think is ridiculous? Apparently, using a large vocabulary is an earmark of delusions of superiority. Yet thinking your own idea of how people should write is superior to my own is not a grandiose sense of superiority. You think my writing style is inferior to your subjective ideal writing style. That is a sign of a superiority complex.
And since you're so averse to and perturbed by delusions of superiority, perhaps you shouldn't believe your own textual preferences are of greater import and significance than mine.
While it would be enjoyable to express myself in a similar way, I am aware it is completely pointless and I would seem like a pretentious, egocentric narcissist
Why sacrifice fun for popularity? Are your priorities superior to my own? Who is really the egocentric narcissist?
Normative social influence and herd behavior have never been convincing to me, because I have no desire to be apart of a bovine herd. And everything is as pointless as anything. The point of an activity, like writing a particular way, is not embedded into the fabric of the universe itself. It is simply the actors imputation that is of any demonstrable significance. The observers' beliefs about the point or lack of point of the actor's act is inconsequential and is tantamount to an audience's boos or applause. It is either fanfare or criticism. Both of which are of no substance to me.
For me, the performance of an act is all that matters, and the value of the reaction it inspires or provokes is naught.
You're all not apart of some captive audience. If you dislike my behavior, my writing, or my opinions then move on. There's, though I sometimes wish it otherwise, no gun to your head.
Moreover, it's called 'expression' for a reason. If one doesn't express themselves in their expressions, they are simply spewing prosaic platitudes and trite stereotypy of speech, as if they have Tourettes of the tongue.
... vocabulary to overcome a dearth of actual knowledge.
Knowledge in text cannot be communicated without a vocabulary. And vocabulary is a form of knowledge. Thus, words cannot conceal knowledge (though clever rhetoric can), yet they are a form of knowledge and a vehicle of communicating knowledge. What is knowledge not encoded in a linguistic format, precisely? In reality, there are no such things as things, only facts. It is not possible to know a fact without language.
Therefore, your point is influenced by no understanding of theoretical linguistics or the philosophy of language. Therefore, it is not appreciable.
You seem far more intent on pointing out perceived mistakes in others than on learning the information you claim to want, and that other posters have kindly offered you.
What seems the case to you is not necessarily the case in reality. You place too much faith in your own judgement: a further earmark of delusions of grandeur and self-importance.
Rather than nitpicking, fastidiously identifying and assailing anyone's foibles or mistakes, I was expressing my lack of apprehension and satisfaction with the proffered answer to my inquiry. If one does not understand—either because they're a layman, like myself, or for some other reason—an answer, one must make known their difficulties or concerns with that foregoing answer. If they do not, then the answerer will never rephrase or revise their initial answer such that the questioner is able to comprehend it and expand their knowledge.
The racism, aggression and arrogance are unnecessary.
The racism, aggression, and arrogance are imaginary. Unless and until you provide an example of this, it is little more than libel.
Your I.Q. is of little value
Complete balderdash. Intelligence is of incalculable value. We are using
language via
writing with a
keyboard , using the
Internet to access this
message board wherein we were discussing
lysergamides and their chemistry . All the underlined text are products of the intellect. Surely, we'd be doodling on the interior walls of a cave still, if not for people with intelligence greater than the mean.
as a concept itself and in that nobody fucking cares
This is either weasel words or you're superciliously conflating your own sentiments with those of everybody else. You do not care, therefore nobody could possibly care. If they did, you wouldn't be superior. Therefore, they don't. Your opinions are revelation, and they are a reflection of everyone else's opinions.
If you feel the need to assert your supposed intellectual superiority, find somewhere else.
No. Why don't you?
The rest of your comment is unalloyed twaddle and I can't find the motivation nor justification to dignify it with a response.