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Every friend of mine training to be a doctor resents the implication that becoming a doctor isn't an achievement. They're sacrificing more for their title than
by unalone 17y ago
Every friend of mine training to be a doctor resents the implication that becoming a doctor isn't an achievement. They're sacrificing more for their title than most entrepreneurs sacrifice for theirs.
- amichail 17y agoIt's different for academics because getting a PhD is just the beginning. A top academic would probably not consider it the most important achievement of his/her career. A top academic is well known and everyone will automatically assume that he/she has a PhD and a respectable position at his/her university, so mentioning the title is redundant.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoIn general, when you find an academic type without a PhD, it's even more impressive. Read about Google Eliezer Yudkowsky, and tell me you aren't even more impressed when you find out his educational background.
- zackattack 17y agoRead about Google Eliezer Yudkowsky Thanks for making me hunt, asshole. Anyway, he didn't go to high school and is an "autodidact."
- barry-cotter 17y agoTruly, my heart bleeds for the M.D. aspirants of the world. Point taken for real doctorates though.
- tel 17y agoThe impression I've gotten from the PhDs in my dept. is that the title is something they expect and appreciate as a nod to their years of work, but, by the same token, anyone you might compare with them based on merit probably is also a Dr making it useless to brag. Anyone can technically become a CEO for $89. It only has meaning when attached the success of companies.