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Small-dicked dweeb brags about his MIT degree (Original Post) dalton99a Dec 2021 OP
Massie is clever to get M.Sc. but stupidly unwise. Never learned empathy from parents, either Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #1
Same guy who posted repulsive family photo with guns Sanity Claws Dec 2021 #2
Yep. dalton99a Dec 2021 #3
is the trying to compensate? CurtEastPoint Dec 2021 #4
Yep, just like he did with his Xmas card photo, GoCubsGo Dec 2021 #12
Was that his Master's Thesis project? hunter Dec 2021 #14
Initial haptic explorations with the phantom : virtual touch through point interaction Klaralven Dec 2021 #22
That title makes it even funnier. hunter Dec 2021 #26
His degree is in engineering, not biological sciences NickB79 Dec 2021 #5
Does he know a PhD trumps a masters? sinkingfeeling Dec 2021 #6
Masters in engineering are a dime a dozen dalton99a Dec 2021 #7
I love his Skills!!! Blue_playwright Dec 2021 #29
I am mildly surprised to see there is such a thing as ... Hugin Dec 2021 #8
His MS degree is in Mechanical Engineering cojoel Dec 2021 #21
My MIT PhD diploma greymattermom Dec 2021 #9
No. GoCubsGo Dec 2021 #11
Mine didn't. Blue_playwright Dec 2021 #31
He did a thesis dalton99a Dec 2021 #15
Holy shit Massie invented touchscreens! greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #30
Some are taught without theses n/t malaise Dec 2021 #27
I guess this fuckstick will have another engineer treat him when he's sick? GoCubsGo Dec 2021 #10
Difficult to fathom he has an advanced degree North Shore Chicago Dec 2021 #13
There's a strong streak of libertarianism among engineers and programmers Azathoth Dec 2021 #16
Many are rigid linear thinkers dalton99a Dec 2021 #17
Yes. Many are also used to relying on their own intellectual abilities Azathoth Dec 2021 #18
+1. And then the libertarians become authoritarians dalton99a Dec 2021 #20
Probably what happened with Robert Mercer who is a genuine genius. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #37
Bingo. Could not agree more. paleotn Dec 2021 #36
Seems like he's trying to compet with the rest of the repug crazies. Biophilic Dec 2021 #19
He's actually deviated from the Republican line on a number of occasions Klaralven Dec 2021 #23
Hmmm, interesting. Thanks for the info. Still seems like he's just another crazy repug, Biophilic Dec 2021 #33
This guy thinks he is clever pwb Dec 2021 #24
He's making a pun, or play on words, to point out that he has political power over a great man... Hekate Dec 2021 #25
Guy sounds like a jerk, but what's this got to do with his genital size? nt BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #28
+1 n/t Silent3 Dec 2021 #32
Obviously, hanging shit on your wall doesn't make you smart.... spanone Dec 2021 #34
Don't they give Masters of Science degrees to people who didn't pass when going for a Doctorite? Victor_c3 Dec 2021 #35
Thy should rescind his degree relayerbob Dec 2021 #38
I'm highly suspect of degree braggarts. Buying degrees has been known to happen at top rated schools cbabe Dec 2021 #39
College of Holy Cross is EXTREMELY proud of having Fauci as an alumni and includes karynnj Dec 2021 #40

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,043 posts)
1. Massie is clever to get M.Sc. but stupidly unwise. Never learned empathy from parents, either
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:11 AM
Dec 2021

I'll put Fauci face-palming up against Massie family armageddonish gunz propaganda photo.

GoCubsGo

(32,094 posts)
12. Yep, just like he did with his Xmas card photo,
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:27 AM
Dec 2021

where he and his family posed with their big fake dicks, because the real ones are so tiny.

NickB79

(19,271 posts)
5. His degree is in engineering, not biological sciences
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:16 AM
Dec 2021

Just like I wouldn't go to even the world's best proctologist for heart surgery, I don't go to engineers for epidemiology.

Hugin

(33,207 posts)
8. I am mildly surprised to see there is such a thing as ...
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:21 AM
Dec 2021

a master's degree in general studies.

Having such a thing makes perfect sense at the bachelor's level, if one intends to go on to law or medicine.

But, postgraduate? Come on! Pick a major, any major!

It screams professional student. How many intro classes are there?

cojoel

(957 posts)
21. His MS degree is in Mechanical Engineering
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 12:22 PM
Dec 2021

Someone here posted an image of the first page of his thesis.

Blue_playwright

(1,568 posts)
31. Mine didn't.
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 12:45 PM
Dec 2021

My masters is in online Education and we had to create a class from start to finish and include justifications and analysis. It was 100,000 words but not a publishable thesis.

GoCubsGo

(32,094 posts)
10. I guess this fuckstick will have another engineer treat him when he's sick?
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:22 AM
Dec 2021

Not to mention that his tweet makes no fucking sense? "Fauci can be the science"? What the fuck does that mean? BTW, I have a MS degree, too. Mine's actually in Biology, and I can assure you that Mr. Massie isn't a fucking "master" of anything having to do with medicine.

North Shore Chicago

(3,326 posts)
13. Difficult to fathom he has an advanced degree
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:32 AM
Dec 2021

in anything but a B.S. in .....B.S.

I challenge internet brainiacs to check this out, does he REALLY have a M.I.T. degree?

Azathoth

(4,611 posts)
16. There's a strong streak of libertarianism among engineers and programmers
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:44 AM
Dec 2021

It's frankly a distinct personality type.

But it just highlights the fact that smart people can be the most dangerous members of cults.

Azathoth

(4,611 posts)
18. Yes. Many are also used to relying on their own intellectual abilities
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 11:58 AM
Dec 2021

to compensate for their social deficiencies. It's the archetype of the kid spending his highschool years in his bedroom programming a virtual girlfriend.

Over time that can morph into an Ayn Randian worldview where the parasites in society are holding back the true geniuses like Elon Musk and of course themselves.

Lucky Luciano

(11,260 posts)
37. Probably what happened with Robert Mercer who is a genuine genius.
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 01:57 PM
Dec 2021

He is a socially inept PhD in computer science that has a strong mathematical background as well. I have this on good authority since I went to high school with his odious daughters… I didn’t know how nasty they were though at the time. They seemed nice enough, but were the type that didn’t interact with kids not in honors classes. After they graduated, Robert was convinced to leave IBM’s speech recognition department for Renaissance and the rest is history.

Robert is obsessed with gun rights and government spending (his taxes). To him, the amount of money you make determines your societal worth. A friend of mine from HS that I reconnected with accidentally through the workplace visits them once in a while as he was friendly with one of the daughters. According to my friend, he is definitely “off” and can easily be influenced by right wing ideologues who are cleverly manipulative (Read: Steve Bannon).

Biophilic

(3,694 posts)
19. Seems like he's trying to compet with the rest of the repug crazies.
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 12:04 PM
Dec 2021

I just don't think he'll catch up with them, however. They have such an incredible start on being horrible.

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
23. He's actually deviated from the Republican line on a number of occasions
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 12:27 PM
Dec 2021
On March 27, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Massie forced the return to Washington of members of the House who were sheltering in place in their districts by threatening a quorum call that would have required an in-person vote on the $2.2 trillion aid package that had passed the Senate by a 96–0 vote.[73] On the House floor, Massie said he was trying to "make sure our republic doesn't die by unanimous consent in an empty chamber." His actions caused widespread concern about endangering members of Congress by requiring them to gather amid a pandemic.[74][75][76]

Following Massie's unsuccessful push, Trump said Massie should be removed from the Republican Party, calling him a "third rate [g]randstander"; John Kerry quipped that he "tested positive for being an asshole"; Representative Sean Patrick Maloney tweeted, "@RepThomasMassie is indeed a dumbass"; Representative Dean Phillips called his actions a "principled but terribly misguided stunt".[citation needed] Some Republicans defended Massie: Paul Gosar called him a "good man and a solid conservative" and Chip Roy said Massie was "defending the Constitution today by requiring a quorum".[77]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Massie

Biophilic

(3,694 posts)
33. Hmmm, interesting. Thanks for the info. Still seems like he's just another crazy repug,
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 01:12 PM
Dec 2021

just in his own way. I'm glad he managed to make their lives a bit more difficult. But definitely not someone I feel comfortable with helping to run my country. Just too many crazies doing that.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
35. Don't they give Masters of Science degrees to people who didn't pass when going for a Doctorite?
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 01:47 PM
Dec 2021

I might be wrong, but I seem to remember that when I was in college that the only people in my school who received a Masters of Science degree in any of the sciences (i.e chemistry, physics, or biology) only got those degrees when their PhD thesis didn’t make the cut.

So, a masters of science degree isn’t anything to brag about.



- says the guy with a 4-year degree in chemistry

karynnj

(59,504 posts)
40. College of Holy Cross is EXTREMELY proud of having Fauci as an alumni and includes
Sun Dec 5, 2021, 02:22 PM
Dec 2021

him in their alumni magazine pretty often - I have a daughter who went there. I doubt MIT includes Massie on any list of alumni they are proudest of.

We know that he is not respected by Massachusetts leaders and former leaders - https://democraticunderground.com/100213183999 I think he may be the ONLY person John Kerry ever attacked like this.

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