Have you noticed how people reach for industry jargon when they want to sound more knowledgeable than they are? Corporate-speak works because its elastic. The terms can be debated, nodded along with, and defended through optics and peer pressure even when real understanding is thin. I had one of these conversations the other day with a tech-guru type. I asked a straightforward question and got an answer that treated "tokens" like they’re an authoritative driver of AI decision-making. That wasn’t an explanation. It was a deflection. It wasn’t aimed at me either. It was aimed at the room, using buzzwords to keep the conversation moving, avoid admitting uncertainty, and preserve an aura of expertise without doing honest work and taking a few...