But in time, the harshness is gone and the pleasure of addiction to the taste is acquired. Even so, writing in the style and form of academia is an acquired thing. Some even come to love it. But I have learned that writing is more than a competition, more that just seeing one's peers nod their acceptance. Writing is something we do in order to communicate with one another.
Academia communicates with each other.
Lawyers communicate with each other. Their styles and strictures and structures are very rigid and formal. But communication with the vast majority of the populace is another matter entirely. And I'm bored, frankly. I don't mind reading my own scholarly stuff, you know.