[lbo-talk] Jargon in Science

[Jordan Hayes]

The usual problem with using jargon is that jargon is -- by 
definition! -- a shared shorthand that exists within a specific context. 
So if the person you're jargon'ing isn't part of that context, either 
you've been sloppy in using un(der-)defined terminology; or you're using 
your "inside knowledge" as a weapon against them.

"What wrong with jargon?" is only asked by those who use it as a lever, 
not as a club.

/jordan