I strongly disagree with the author here. Good writing is not ornamental, it can be concise. On the other hand, bad writing is often too long, convoluted and o

I strongly disagree with the author here. Good writing is not ornamental, it can be concise. On the other hand, bad writing is often too long, convoluted and opaque. The purpose of good style is to optimize the qualities of a text, not to flatter the author or the reader.