I'm exaggerating a bit, but I sometimes write at-or-above the 10th-grade level and most adult American adults read at-or-below the 6th-grade level.
Communicating at the 10th-grade level in a quick-moving online discussion is genius-level chatting.
You have to be supersmart, just to shitpost with us and comprehend the memes. 🤷🏻♀️
I’ve always had an extremely high verbal IQ (which is genetic) but I realized most don’t, so I do this thing when Im speaking where I use the “fancy” word (the appropriate word) and then immediately give its definition without interrupting the flow. So something like… “a hard fork is a bifurcation of the network, it splits it into two parts” that little coda at the end really helps bring 90% of the audience in and doesn’t offend the 10%. Many smart people will just say the “fancy” word and then continue on not realizing they just lost the majority of the audience. Conversely when I do not want to be understood by the majority, I will crank up the language dial to 11 and speak exclusively in S.A.T words. This becomes a cypher for the majority of speakers and they quickly tune out. This is useful for controversial or sensitive topics.
The fact that you can do this, recognize it in yourself, and articulate it says even more.
Skills > tools
(they’re also perishable!)
It’s tough, but after many years of introspection sometimes I do gain insight into my own thought processes and behaviors.
Good copy. The act of introspection (and self improvement) are sadly lacking these days. I’ve coached and mentored a lot of high performing people and noticed that many have skills that are highly transferable (not tied to physical tools). Parallels nicely with Bitcoin: wealth that can be carried in your head! Have a great weekend.
I usually speak around the 5th-grade level, with various dialects and slang and a bit cursing. Also, idioms, poetic speech, patterns, that sort of thing. And speaking in intentionally-wrong grammar.
More funner.
Another thing I do, to keep myself entertained, without losing my audience, is use a lot of metaphors and similes. They're like audial memes.
I tend to not debate or argue with anyone IRL, unless they're unusually confident and quick-witted.
But I write however I like. I need some outlet where I can just say precisely what I mean and where I don't have to pretend to be vapid and avoid confrontation.
