not at all i believe i understood it perfectly, the further into the education system a person gets the more receptive that person becomes. people with phds are an anomaly because because they are genuinely intelligent, and can think for themselves. no?
I understand where you are going with it, I suppose it is a variant of approach on why they are saying PHD... In this case, I feel they are saying that the (grouping) highest educated persons are taking a step back from it. For their purposes, the type doesn't seem to matter
So in what* doesn't really matter.