[aguaviva]

You respond with the equivalent of "well maybe you're not an intellectual".

That isn't what they said. They said that the PhD, by itself, isn't sufficient evidence of intellectualism.

Which is a perfectly natural reaction to have to anyone who, like the commenter being responded to, holds up their PhD as a defense of their intellectual prowess.

[s1artibartfast]

The parent post was actually about anti-intellectualism, which is a specific distaste and disrespect for the intelligencia.

Someone bragging about having a PhD is very strong evidence that they dont hate the intelligencia

[sbdhzjd]

I was hardly bragging, my degree is not something Im particularly proud of.

It is a piece of paper, however, that credentials me as being part of the technocratic system.