to me it's always seemed like a smooth gradient, so people have a comfort level mainly reflecting the amount of effort they're willing to put in. in that case, writing in the complex style is really selecting for audience effort. this might be desirable, and might even be efficient.
I usually avoid that style, but mainly because it feels so performative.
to me it's always seemed like a smooth gradient, so people have a comfort level mainly reflecting the amount of effort they're willing to put in. in that case, writing in the complex style is really selecting for audience effort. this might be desirable, and might even be efficient.
I usually avoid that style, but mainly because it feels so performative.