Cultural differences sometimes lead to misunderstandings. Like in this case, where I assumed, incorrectly, that you were being deliberately coy. If you want to keep your own personal style, please do, but be advised that your language is not the universal language, and if you wish to have an international audience and be understood by most of them, a little bit of adaptation goes a long way.
Ben is British, as per English Understatement[1] "a bit terrifying" is a major statement of alarm and "immensely cursed" means "I sure am glad I don't have to do hardware security"
