[chrisseaton]

> I find this kind of credentialism a bit silly to be honest

I can understand this opinion, but surely the most intensely silly credential is a credential you granted yourself?

[bjornsing]

I don't know. It's the "appeal to authority" that makes it silly in my eyes. It's sort of the opposite of the scientific mindset, and that bothers me. Stallman or Franklin calling themselves "Doctor" I can definitely live with.