This seems to be happening to lots of academics. Weird time not to be verifying them. No category for “academic”.https://twitter.com/DiseaseEcology/status/1402768648578625536 …
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Originally I thought it was for preventing people from impersonating celebrities, but it has long since exceeded my understanding. Of course the kind of people who insist you call them "Dr." because they studied Hegelian hermeneutics are going to grasp at any online credential.
Some may have chips on shoulders, and gonna go with that’s more widespread than PhDs. But yes many people need to insist on title/blue check because tons of people refuse treat them like they’re fellow humans, let alone educated ones. You don’t face that so may be hard to grasp.
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