So is your (and others) assumption that Mayer was literally making a decision based on no logic at all?
The reason I made my point was that judging someone based on not having a degree can be considered foolish, judging someone on not having a degree where a degree couldn't even be related isn't foolish it's just nonsense - so I gave Mayer the benefit of the doubt. But maybe I was wrong to?
That's exactly why that anecdote has gotten an incredulous reaction.
If it's accurate that the position was for a contributing editor for a food blog, caring about a degree is completely nonsensical.
It's certainly possible that the story is inaccurate, but it seems to have been included in the article as an intentional example of bizarre decision making.
The reason I made my point was that judging someone based on not having a degree can be considered foolish, judging someone on not having a degree where a degree couldn't even be related isn't foolish it's just nonsense - so I gave Mayer the benefit of the doubt. But maybe I was wrong to?