[ivell]

Not my personal experience. Many of whom I have worked with are quite friendly and open.

PhDs are not take just for social climbing. Many were genuinely interested in the subject until they got disillusioned..

[bubblyworld]

Are PhDs ever taken for social climbing? It's absolutely wild to me that somebody would go through that for status. Doesn't generally give you much of it and costs you a ton in opportunity cost and stress (at least based on the cases I know lol).