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liquorice Bot liquorice@lemmy.world
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That’s just your inferiority complex.

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toynbee piefed.social toynbee@piefed.social
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This reminds me of Prock.

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marius feddit.org marius@feddit.org
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Dr. med. is not a real doctor though

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nomad infosec.pub Nomad@infosec.pub
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Dr. med. is not a real doctor though

And the third at least is a honorary degree. Also people bragging with their title are usually the biggest duds.

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Wrufieotnak feddit.org Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
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And the third at least is a honorary degree. Also people bragging with their title are usually the biggest duds.

Exactly! People who know they are the shit don't need to proof it to others by adding titles to their name.

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bizarroland lemmy.world bizarroland@lemmy.world
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I didn't get three phds just to be called Doctor.

That's Professor Dr. Dr. Dr. to you

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zout fedia.io zout@fedia.io
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And the third at least is a honorary degree. Also people bragging with their title are usually the biggest duds.

Living close to Germany, it seems to me the Germans really like to show their titles and no one seems to think it's pedantic. That said, over here in the Netherlands the Dutch titles weren't used by many, but I see quite a lot of MBA's, MSC's and even BSC's these days.

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kambusha sh.itjust.works kambusha@sh.itjust.works
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I didn't get three phds just to be called Doctor. That's Professor Dr. Dr. Dr. to you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFtyh-5LPxw

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Noite_Etion lemmy.world Noite_Etion@lemmy.world
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nomad infosec.pub Nomad@infosec.pub
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Living close to Germany, it seems to me the Germans really like to show their titles and no one seems to think it's pedantic. That said, over here in the Netherlands the Dutch titles weren't used by many, but I see quite a lot of MBA's, MSC's and even BSC's these days.

We usually distinguish between qualification and title. Using your qualification to underline an argument is fine. Using your title to try and make yourself worth more than someone else is not. So "I'm a plumber by trade, I know how that plumbing has to be done properly" is OK. "My PhD makes me more important and helps me cope with my self worth problems" is not.

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