I’ve never understood this. The message becomes more difficult to decipher, and more than half the time I quit reading due to the complexity of the article/blog/novel. Why wouldn’t you want a more simple message, that could target a broader audience?
Dear Laura
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That Neuromancer line is one of the best there is.
I think you can use a certain amount of bigger words, as long as you have a reasonable chance that your readers will understand you. Really obscure words don’t help your writing, though.
What always gets me is when writers use words that are easily misunderstood. The big one is “bemused,” which doesn’t sound at all like what it means. It took me years to find out the meaning, and I’m never sure if a writer knows, especially if it’s not clear from the context.