"Dee Flint" wrote

I believe the bias goes even deeper. Even if code were not an
issue, that bias would still exist simply because the Extra has met
a higher written requirement too. In today's society, it seems to be
politically incorrect to have acquired more knowledge than someone else.

You're probably correct. Now that the morse requirement is gone, the focus
will turn towards something else.

What I've observed (particularly in this forum) is a great deal of
resentment towards extra-class operators, coupled with derogatory comments
regarding morse-code and its use as a licensing requirement.

The whole claim of "Einstein Extras" is one mere example.

There are people who are in all walks of life who think they know
everything. That some of those people are bound to have extra-class ham
licenses.

99.99% of the time when I encounter those types of people, I do my best to
avoid them, and do not let their ignorance cloud my judgement against an
entire class of person. It is too bad some folks in this forum cannot do the
same, and enjoy interacting with others, rather than going out of their way
to be combative and antagonistic.

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