A lot of those phrases come about as a means of forestalling conflict. At 21 you know you know nothing, but you think you know everything. The truth is the big

A lot of those phrases come about as a means of forestalling conflict. At 21 you know you know nothing, but you think you know everything. The truth is the biggest time waster in collaborating with your peers is conflict. So we invented a language of drop in phrases. I'll go one level higher on ALL those phrases. They ALL mean, "Hey, we've wasted a shit ton of time litigating, fighting, teasing, and getting over ourselves with conflict in this area. I'm gonna drop this phrase to remind everyone in the room we're here to at least try to focus on work, not fucking with each other and rehashing old arguments, so let's just skip that part and stay focused." At 21 you haven't yet had your year long ego slap down with someone petty and slightly more powerful. You don't know what an orgasmic relief it is to be able to drop one of those phrases and basically say, "Look, let's skip the pissing contest and focus." Sure, there's more blunt, faster, honest ways to say things. Go for it. Have your year long dick waving contest. Get fired. Then you'll start appreciating jargon. Now, when I hear jargon, my first thought is, “ooh I wonder who’s life was almost ruined over THAT one!”