"There is also the possibility that there are just a lot of terrible writers out there. " Surely they are and writing in a way that is easy to read and underst

"There is also the possibility that there are just a lot of terrible writers out there. " Surely they are and writing in a way that is easy to read and understand is an art in itself. But I would agree, that the main reason is probably the intention to sound smarter, than they are. Whole scientific disciplines seem to live by that standard. This is not limited to science though, I recall a german poet (I think Heinrich Heine) said about his fellow poets: You only fly so high like the swallow, that no one can actually hear your singing.