From: John Marlow (johnmarlow@gmx.net)
Date: Wed May 02 2001 - 19:46:03 MDT
On 2 May 2001, at 17:07, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
>... people...currently flame me for not having a doctorate...
#Degrees have no real meaning, except to those who ascribe them
meaning. Like ranks in the military, they represent awards for time
served, and consequent power, and too often little more.
>... flaming me just as virulently for
not having twenty years experience...
#There is something to be said for *relevant* experience. Age is
immaterial except in regard to two things: relevant experience, and
wisdom. The former can sometimes be gathered quickly; the latter,
never. Even wise advisors do not completely suffice, as one requires
wisdom to heed wise advice.
jm
John Marlow
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