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It is unpopular on HN to say but I think credentials reflect work usually and so it is not unearned reputation.
by whimsicalism 3y ago
It is unpopular on HN to say but I think credentials reflect work usually and so it is not unearned reputation.
- throwawaymaths 3y agoI will amend my adjective. "Only very slightly earned reputation". Getting an undergraduate degree and getting a PhD are nothing at all like each other. Yes, coming out of undergrad you might be book smart, but most phds learn at least some amount of street smarts.