Reams of words disguise intellectual laziness, stupidity, or underdeveloped ideas. Verbal expression is the mirror of the mind. “You would not believe how difficult it is to be simple and clear. People are afraid that they may be seen as a simpleton. In reality, just the opposite is true.” — Jack Welch.
Existential philosophy is pretentious, but other fields are not, because one deals with a whole lot of nothing, while the others are grounded in tangible actions.