re: Benjamin Watson

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It bugs me that dumb people are raving about how "brilliant" he is (forcing "big words" into a spot where a "regular" would would suffice does not automatically make a writer "brilliant). So I guess I"m hating on him in that regard. I won't even get into him out-Fitzgeralding F. Scott Fitzgerald by averaging 4.3 commas per fricking sentence.

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I'm not saying he's "brilliant" but in no way shape or form did he use "big" words that should have been replaced by "regular" words.
It appears, if anything, you have a problem with the limitations of your vocabulary.
Although I don't have the same opinion as him, it's a very well written post. At no point was he rambling on with bloated exposition. The commas were a bit much but I think he wanted the reader to pause to digest his narrative.