@thoughtpunks I'm afraid there we are going to have to part ways, because having dealt with part-sniffing academia, I would rather – in all situations – deal with outsiders and practical workers who have observably functional understandings of the field.
Academic understanding doesn't improve your ability to engage in discourse. Typically it obscures it. Definitionally in order to increase the perceived value of academic discourse.
If I want my car fixed, I don't care if the shade tree mechanic has a degree in mechanical engineering. I'd really prefer he doesn't; he won't get distracted by theory while we're working on my engine which is clear and reified.
Which is, to put it more succinctly, I'd rather work with people who get things done and I'd rather talk with people who get things done than people who just want to talk.