▲ 1495 ▼ obesity (programming.dev) submitted 2 years ago by Europa_The_Last_Battle@programming.dev to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 164 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AWTM_James@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) Not necessarily, a PhD isn't a medical degree permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 103 points 2 years ago Ok I looked her up, I had to know. She's a "fat-affirming" dietitian and her PhD is in "body positive medicine" Her name is a blatant pun. I don't think I'm reaching when I say not only is the account fake, this person doesn't exist, but that it was made to make fun of fat people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teegus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sooo you're saying it's understandable for someone with a PhD to not have basic common knowledge? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] AWTM_James@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago I mean, sure. As someone who recently went back to school and is around a bunch of PhD and PhD students, they're really, really smart... about their specific area of study. But more than some of them are fucking stupid when it comes to other, normal things permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I've got one, and there are many many thing I'm an idiot on permalink fedilink source parent [–] candybrie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh yeah. A PhD means you hyperspecialized for years. You get one by being the expert and advancing your field in, usually, one tiny tiny area. For anything that isn't that tiny area? Likely to be a stupid as anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 103 points 2 years ago Ok I looked her up, I had to know. She's a "fat-affirming" dietitian and her PhD is in "body positive medicine" Her name is a blatant pun. I don't think I'm reaching when I say not only is the account fake, this person doesn't exist, but that it was made to make fun of fat people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teegus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sooo you're saying it's understandable for someone with a PhD to not have basic common knowledge? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] AWTM_James@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago I mean, sure. As someone who recently went back to school and is around a bunch of PhD and PhD students, they're really, really smart... about their specific area of study. But more than some of them are fucking stupid when it comes to other, normal things permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I've got one, and there are many many thing I'm an idiot on permalink fedilink source parent [–] candybrie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh yeah. A PhD means you hyperspecialized for years. You get one by being the expert and advancing your field in, usually, one tiny tiny area. For anything that isn't that tiny area? Likely to be a stupid as anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AWTM_James@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago I mean, sure. As someone who recently went back to school and is around a bunch of PhD and PhD students, they're really, really smart... about their specific area of study. But more than some of them are fucking stupid when it comes to other, normal things permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I've got one, and there are many many thing I'm an idiot on permalink fedilink source parent
[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh yeah. A PhD means you hyperspecialized for years. You get one by being the expert and advancing your field in, usually, one tiny tiny area. For anything that isn't that tiny area? Likely to be a stupid as anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
