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It doesn't matter. None of it matters, even if this is all correct. Which it isn't, obviously. But it wouldn't matter even if it was.

If you can't communicate your ideas to people without muddying the waters with random stuff that distracts from whatever you are trying to communicate, you have failed. And if you don't care whether or not anyone understands you, then there's no point in even attempting to communicate with other people.

It doesn't matter if everyone else on the planet is brainwashed, or if you aren't as wise or articulate as you think you are (only one of those explanations are true, we can let Occam's Razor decide). It doesn't matter. It's your responsibility to read the room and communicate in a way that conveys whatever your meaning is without distracting from it. This applies just as much to Real Life as it does to Internet forums. This is never going to stop being a socially and professionally stunting problem for you; the rest of the world is not going to wake up one day and suddenly find you charming and insightful.

Everything you're saying could be 100% true, but you'd still be the person screwing up whatever it is you're trying to accomplish.



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