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> [I think, if you can only talk about your stuff in a jargonistic way, you're not as smart as you think. You're alienating people who deserve to have a conversation, or a place in the conversation. If you take the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/i-think-if-you-can-only-talk-about-your-stuff-in-a-jargonistic-way/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

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## More by Daniel Lopatin

> [If there is any selfish angle, then it would probably be me just knocking myself in the head, thinking "Is there anybody here? Am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/if-there-is-any-selfish-angle-then-it-would-probably-be-me-just/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

> [I always fear with music that it can be too immediate - too geared toward a "get addicted to it and throw it away"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/i-always-fear-with-music-that-it-can-be-too-immediate-too-geared/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

> [We seem to invest so much time and belief that those things are stable in some way - something to build towards, or something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/we-seem-to-invest-so-much-time-and-belief-that-those-things-are/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

> [I think, if you can only talk about your stuff in a jargonistic way, you're not as smart as you think. You're alienating people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/i-think-if-you-can-only-talk-about-your-stuff-in-a-jargonistic-way/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

> [I don’t have a theoretical language for music. I’m really inspired by sculpture, so I like to say, ‘you’re not making music, you’re creating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/i-don-t-have-a-theoretical-language-for-music-i-m-really-inspired-by/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

> [I'm interested in philosophy, I studied it, and I also admit I try to read things that are way above me. I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/i-m-interested-in-philosophy-i-studied-it-and-i-also-admit-i-try-to/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

> [It can be really weird to say, 'Hey man, let's make a record and start with this horrible zither sound.' But I was obsessed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/it-can-be-really-weird-to-say-hey-man-let-s-make-a-record-and-start/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

> [It's such a contentious thing to get people in a room and just say, "go!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lopatin/it-s-such-a-contentious-thing-to-get-people-in-a-room-and-just-say-go/)

[Daniel Lopatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lopatin/)

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