In Silicon Valley, tech acronyms do the same thing during casual dinners. It's a broader issue where niche hobbies create linguistic barriers that exclude the uninitiated. I once saw a wine connoisseur confuse an entire book club by describing a Pinot Noir as jammy with firm tannins. Watch jargon just mirrors this in horology circles. The real cringe isn't the mistake, but the collective realization that shared language defines social belonging. We end up policing our own passions to avoid those uncomfortable silences.

But doesn't that just mean we're more afraid to be vulnerable in person?