A person got mad because Elon Musk doesn't have a master's degree

Using literacy tests to disqualify voters was an ugly chapter in American history. But the mindset that drove this requirement lives on in the credentialism that defines America's elites today.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter is an improvement over the previous disastrous state of affairs, but if we just go by raw measures, it would be a wash. Musk is a billionaire, but he has no master's degree. I only oppose the billionaire part – not the part about not having a master's degree.

Some nobody posted on Twitter that Musk "doesn't even have a Master's degree. Is that who we are going to trust with the future of our democracy?" Guess what? I don't have a master's degree either.

The elites say it's just fine for billionaires to buy up entire venues – as long as they have a master's degree. Maybe people with higher education levels should be disqualified from positions of power – because they didn't exactly handle the pandemic very well.

People are right to be wary of a billionaire owning Twitter. But who do you think owned it before Elon Musk did? The Last Word?