“Nothing fake about a PhD.”
what always is missing is an adjective, such as medical.
astrophysics, or educational, et al.
Takes a lot of time and effort to get a PhD, I respect that, but acting like something you are not is not ethical. Much of our population are stupid and easily taken in.
Jill’s time and effort spent on getting her PhD from University of Delaware probably involved very little, IMO. Rubber stamp.