> Some of the smartest linguists and philosophers would proudly declare they have no fucking clue.

“to worship a phenomenon because it seems so wonderfully mysterious, is to worship your own ignorance” - https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/x4dG4GhpZH2hgz59x/joy-in-the...

Having no clue is not something to be proud (or ashamed) of.

> I’m sorry to say a bunch of software engineers aren’t gonna crack this one.

Doesn’t sound like you’re at all sorry, it sounds like you’re thrilling in putting these uppity tryhards in their place for daring to attack something you hold sacred.