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If you hate being pedantic, why be it?

• jkaunisv1 12y ago
  Here's my perspective as a chronic pedant: my inherent* value system puts a high value on completeness of knowledge/understanding and clarity. But as a socially-aware human, I recognize people's dislike of pedantic behavior. Life is a fairly constant battle between satisfying my brain's need to provide clarity and not annoying people with often excessive or unwanted detail. Sometimes the itch to correct is strong enough that it's very difficult to ignore, even though I know it probably won't be well-received. * I say inherent because while I consciously value knowledge/clarity, I'd presently like to move past such strong obsession but I'm working against a couple decades of all the small events that have shaped my brain.