Annoying Ways

I, myself, was annoyed at the analogy at the beginning of this piece because as a driver I get impatient with people who are driving the exact speed limit in the left lane. I suppose legally that is what you're supposed to do, but we all know that is not how it works. Later in this piece, the author says that we, as writers, should compromise our own style of writing in order for our superiors to take it seriously. I am not a fan of this. I suppose that when anyone is starting out in any field, he or she must do their work for the sole purpose of pleasing those above them in order to move up in the field and eventually be able to create what they really want to create. I think this is pretty messed up but it is how society functions. I think the annoyances and solutions the author offers are pretty valid. I know I find myself being annoyed with how other writers write sometimes and I am sure my teachers do not always like the way I write. Despite this, I am still stuck on the thought that if everyone wrote the same, everything would suck. I like the weird quotation placement some writers use and the strange punctuation others deem necessary. The way people write reflects how they think. It reflects their own unique voice. I understand that with papers like research papers, where the purpose is to inform rather than to entertain, conformity can be helpful. I will keep some of these annoyances in mind while I am writing academic papers. However, when writing on my own or for creative purposes, I am going to continue writing without any concern for other people's annoyances.