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As my highly degreed spouse often declares, what is a PhD for if not to credential a professional dilettante?

• kkylin 10y ago
  I like that saying; may use that at some point...
• Qworg 10y ago
  PhDs are professional dilettantes? I've always seen it as exactly the opposite - they are hyperfocused in their field of study.
  • duopixel 10y ago
    They're professional dilettantes because they are researching areas of human knowledge where nobody has gone before (however small or specialized).
    • Qworg 10y ago
      Ah, I never took amateur that way!