I was raised that feeling ignorant means that you have an opportunity to educate yourself. That assumes agency, and in particular the sort of self-confidence needed to say "Hey, I don't understand what you're talking about, would you explain?" (Which is, in my case, a professional skill. You'd be amazed how many people sigh in relief when somebody *else* asks that question.)
If you've been raised that asking for explanations *always* leads to disdain and mockery, and that, as you say, fancy words are being used as weapons, you're going to have a different perspective.
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I was raised that feeling ignorant means that you have an opportunity to educate yourself. That assumes agency, and in particular the sort of self-confidence needed to say "Hey, I don't understand what you're talking about, would you explain?" (Which is, in my case, a professional skill. You'd be amazed how many people sigh in relief when somebody *else* asks that question.)
If you've been raised that asking for explanations *always* leads to disdain and mockery, and that, as you say, fancy words are being used as weapons, you're going to have a different perspective.