Definitely agree with this. One of the reasons I got dissatisfied with the university system was just how far being a stylish writer could get you, and how knowing the 'tricks' of academic writing was often a substitute for genuine insight. And, since I left academia, some of the biggest influences on my thinking have been pretty bad writers, whose ideas have been brilliant.
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OMG, you aren't lying. When I was in college, I received good grades on my papers. But I read some essays by classmates that blew mine out of the water, well thought out, informative and though-provoking, that got bad grades just because they made a mistake in the APA formatting. It's a sad thing that forward thinkers are always beaten own by someone who finds a small reason to do so!!!