This describes 95% of Bitcoin podcasters:
**Pseudo-intellectualism** is the use of complex language, jargon, abstract concepts, or impressive-sounding references to create the appearance of deep knowledge or intelligence, while lacking real understanding, expertise, or substance.
A closely related term is **obscurantism**, which means deliberately making something unclear, complicated, or difficult to understand, often to hide weak reasoning or limited knowledge.
**pseudo-intellectual obscurantism** — using unnecessarily complex language to appear knowledgeable and wise, especially to an audience less equipped to detect the lack of substance.
## Thinking for yourself begins when you stop waiting for the podcasters to tell you what to think.
They're not nearly as smart as they sound to someone just slightly less knowledgeable than they are.
**Do your own research.**
Formulate your own opinion.
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