Ha, spoken like a true engineer. However, if the point of writing the sentence is not data storage but communication, then a long, convoluted sentence can be less successful than a shorter, more readable one. Maybe I picked a bad example. Here is another one:
Before:
Perception is the process of extracting information from stimulation emanating from objects, places, and events in the world around us.
After:
Perception extracts information from the outside world.
Yes, the first is more specific and more detailed, but the "outside world" includes things like objects and places and doesn't add much to the gist. The second one is certainly more readable.
Before: Perception is the process of extracting information from stimulation emanating from objects, places, and events in the world around us.
After: Perception extracts information from the outside world.
Yes, the first is more specific and more detailed, but the "outside world" includes things like objects and places and doesn't add much to the gist. The second one is certainly more readable.