Owning you wasn't really the point, FWIW. I just pointed out that we here at Hubski got some learnin' too. It was off handed, and I didn't really put much thought into it. My interest was piqued however, when you said "I doubt it." For the record, I wasn't offended; I was intrigued by the psychology of it. What does it say about the experience of people on the internet when the default position of users is to assume that other anonymous users are lying when they point out something out of the ordinary about themselves? Are we used to being fed so much bullshit that we can't imagine there are honest people out there? I didn't quite understand. I've familiarized myself with internet etiquette a bit since joining Hubski, but I had never interacted with Reddit, Digg, etc beforehand, so I hadn't been scarred by their vitriolic environment, I guess. So that's why my response to you was a simple "Why?" It wasn't me being a dick; it was a sincere question.
I understand where you're coming from. My mention of "drunken Hubski-ing" directly played into that interaction. For some reason (probably the booze), I thought you were kidding, in addition to my having expected the Hubski team to consist solely of web developers/designers/programmers. Neither was I sure how many people "team Hubski" encompassed. If a large number of people were involved in a website, for 40% of them to hold PhD's in physics sounds unbelievable. Using that logic (and the relative size of the site) I deduced that the team was 5 strong, 2 of which held PhD's. I hold PhD's of physics in the highest possible regard. Some introspection reveals that I may be trying to convince myself that this is the case solely because it is the route that I've chosen for myself, and I'd like to (however foolishly) believe that I'm chasing one of the most difficult pursuits available. Obviously, that isn't necessarily the case. It depends on the choice of school, thesis, your advisor, etc., such that someone's PhD in neuroscience might have been twice as difficult to obtain as another's in physics. I'm relatively new to Hubski, but have found myself just about always believing people's assertions here. No one really seems unreasonably outlandish in their claims. And yeah, I migrated from Reddit for discussion. It's degenerated into a mainstream cesspool, as good things sometimes do. Makes me feel a little hypocritical, being a recent migrant, but it might bode well for Hubski to remain fairly small. Cheers! :)
Hahah, every time I see you around I'm reminded to work on it. My goal is to get you a new draft by mid-June... They won't be accepting applications until the fall, but it'd be best to just knock it out ASAP. Thanks again, lil!