We need better words, not fewer.
The cure for too many weak words is more strong words. It’s tempting to eschew words in a world drowning in information. But we can’t. That option is not available to us.
We think in words. Words are the substrate of shared experience. If we try to reduce them or give up on them, we’re just enslaving ourselves to subtler words unknowingly.
Words are fearful masters but wonderful servants.
Do not run from them because you see the damage they can do and the power they wield.
Wield them wisely, forcefully, purposefully.
Play with them and learn from them so you can tame and direct them.