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And you may well be a very competent programmer, and deserve that recognition. But the recognition of a PhD is something altogether different. It's not somethi

And you may well be a very competent programmer, and deserve that recognition. But the recognition of a PhD is something altogether different. It's not something that any person has a right to. And it seems to me that the only way to get one ought to be to prove that one has earned it, and deserves it. To have a shortcut that says "he could have earned it but for this disability" changes the degree from one of recognizing achievement to a (subjective) judgment of potential.

greenlblue 16y ago
The way universities are pumping out PhDs it's not surprising that a whole bunch of requirement are simply being swept under the rug. Universities figured out a long time ago that graduate students are basically slave labor and they accept way too many students that fumble their way through the program without really accomplishing anything. So get off your high horse and put the blame where it should be placed.