To the degree that I am sympathetic to the argument that calling PhDs "Dr" in social situations outside of their field is unnecessary and elitist, I am completely unsympathetic to the argument that calling MDs "Dr" is any different or any better
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You wanna go all the way and be a Quaker and say we should all be on a first-name basis that's fine If the idea is to throw shade at the humanities and social sciences and teachers specifically for not being "real doctorates" then ha ha fuck off turd
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I say we follow in the footsteps of George Miller (himself an MD) and drop the historically inaccurate term "doctor" for physicians and instead go with "organic mechanic" Which is both accurate and fun
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Yup He made Mad Max partly inspired by the injuries he saw young guys coming into the ER with after illegal drag races and such The intoxicating appeal and terrifying aftermath of "car culture" (what they call "hoon culture" in Australia)
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