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                                             November 6, 2015
                                             
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The people that I know who've earned PhD's nearly all
report a feeling like "Hm, I don't feel any smarter
now."

They generally describe PhD's as "union cards":
getting one is necessary for working in certain
fields.

But on the other hand, nearly every one of them uses
degree-status when judging *other* people. E.g. if you
were editing a journal, you'd think twice before even
reading a submission from someone with out the usual
academic background.

Still, they all seem to use the rule rule-of-thumb
that anyone who sticks a "PhD" after their name on a
business card is an idiot.




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