People who pay for news think they're more important than people who don't really care

I noticed all the people at my workplace that pay for Apple News are usually kiss asses. Try to use terminology like referring to an increase in 1% and say instead an increase of 100 basis points (I want to strangle anyone who ever calls 1% 100 basis points), way too try hard. I went to a top 10 US university and can't stand try hards. It's much more effective to communicate where everybody understands than trying to sound specialized. Another one is instead of calling it debt % or leverage %, they call it "Gearing percent". Another one is instead of calling it an unprofitable venture, they refer to it as "out of the money" like it's an option. These people make me want to slap them and tell them they aren't as special as they think they are.

To me paying for news is very dumb. Yahoo, plenty other places have it for free. Knowing what's happening in Ethiopia or Croatia has 0 effect on your life. It doesn't make you smart. It doesn't make you worldly. I can figure out federal interest rates for $0 as to what Apple News charges. It's like paying to breath air when it's free all around you.