Why are the folks with PhDs usually the dumbest in the room? 🤔

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Apr 12, 2021
8:51:04pm

LaVellIfIKnow GOAT (Vice Jefe)

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LaVellIfIKnow

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Why are the folks with PhDs usually the dumbest in the room? 🤔

LaVellIfIKnow

4/12/21 8:51pm

RE: Why are the folks with PhDs usually the dumbest in the room? 🤔

tarzan15

4/12/21 8:53pm

A very narrow, specialized range of knowledge which doesn’t easily translate elsewhere?

Indy Coug

4/12/21 8:55pm

RE: Why are the folks with PhDs usually the dumbest in the room? 🤔

Byron McNertney

4/12/21 8:55pm

My nephew has a PHD in Chemistry from Stanford. Probably the smartest guy I know

Lifi

4/12/21 8:56pm

OP is probably referring to street smarts, ie, common sense.

BleedCougarBlue2

4/12/21 11:53pm

Definitely not my experience.

rivercitycoug

4/12/21 8:59pm

Story time?

MetaLearner

4/12/21 9:02pm

Broad generalization, but I do see a lot of people who think because they are brilliant in one thing they must be smart

Trent

4/12/21 9:03pm

Yep.

Division Bell

4/12/21 9:08pm

Hey, it takes a lot of expertise to make up numbers the right way

MetaLearner

4/12/21 9:16pm

Lawyers who think they understand economics account for like 90% of congress

JollyGreenGiant

4/12/21 9:30pm

Arrogant statement. PhDs specialize. And they are smarter than you.

Stev_ie

4/13/21 5:43am

...in their specialty.

niqmadu

4/13/21 6:09am

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