Also, is there a particular reason he uses obscure words like "infelicity"? I'm a native English speaker and I think that is the first time I've heard that word used. Is it really that hard to just use "misfortune"?
1) This is awesome :)
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2) How much of this is you, and how much is ChatGPT? (Or a thesaurus?)
Still, I tip my hat to you! :)
Probably just someone who likes to read older books. There have been a lot of so-called inkhorn terms in English; some made it into common use, some remained but are rare, some died on the vine.
Certainly some of his subject matter is truly turgid (even Matt fails to make me interested in Musk's antics).
Despite that, I still get a lot from his writing.
The point was joyful self-expression. You can go make your own painting with no happy little trees if you want.
...no, it's a simple comment about a writing style. You don't need to try and make it out to be anything else.
It's very normal to still interact with things in life that aren't exactly how you'd want them to be. The overall net value of their content has spoken for itself over and over.
> You can go make your own painting with no happy little trees if you want.
Yet I won't, because I still want to read their content. That's the entire point.