On Dec 17, 2004, at 10:01 AM, Frank Caggiano wrote:
>
> Of course having a 200 IQ has nothing to do with the respect a person 
> deserves or gets. Same goes for a a Harvard degree.  Ditto for the 
> Harvard degree.
>

Of course. What I meant was, across all fields and not just academic 
ones, what you make of yourself in real terms is perceived as not 
nearly as important as accumulating tokens is. Degrees, fancy job 
titles, celebrity status...

--Jeff