The big thing missing from this self-centered musing is "in what context?". Unless you are the Queen of England, titles are generally used only in certain conte

The big thing missing from this self-centered musing is "in what context?". Unless you are the Queen of England, titles are generally used only in certain contexts. For a PhD in Computer Science in the US, the title of "doctor" is rarely used outside of academia. I have a PhD in CS, work in industry, and never use the title "doctor" professionally and can't think of anyone else who does—people in my company are generally recognized by their job level, and even then it is context-dependent. The FSF board has not generally used the title of "doctor" even for members with a PhD. https://web.archive.org/web/20150314205150/https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board https://web.archive.org/web/20150314205150/https://www.fsf.o...