“A knowledge economy’s greatest pitfall is. . .”

“A knowledge economy’s greatest pitfall is in becoming a Mandarin meritocracy. You see creeping credentialism all around.

Why should people find it necessary to tell me so-and-so is really a good researcher even though he or she doesn’t have a Ph.D.?

It’s easy to fall into the trap because degrees are black-and-white. But it takes judgment to weigh a person's contribution.”