> Jargon in and of itself is value free
 
I doubt a good Marxist semiotician would agree with you, there!!
 
> it is
> a shorthand by which one signifies larger and more complex concepts and
> constructs.
 
And I think the original challenge in this regard was that many of us
remain unconvinced that the "jargonites" are really discussing anything
of substance ... to be blunt, there is the suspicion that because
these theorists refuse to express themselves plainly, they may not
have a point beyond obfuscation and self-delusion.