Actually, our discussion about degrees reminded me of something that a lot of people find very important, but that I couldn't care less about.
Graduations and diplomas.
I've not been to the majority of my graduations. I did not go to my formal high-school graduation. However, I was at the informal graduation. After that, however, I had 4 or 5 other graduations, and I wasn't around any of them.
I do have some of my diplomas. However, I never got the piece of paper that proves I have a Ph.D. What would I do with it? Put in on a wall, and brag??? I know this is very important to some people. Not to me. I did my Ph.D. My school can verify it. A piece of paper changes nothing.
I'll say generally speaking "bragging rights" don't mean much to me. I'm baffled by people who spend large sums of money on dubious products only to be able to brag about the purchase. Some people are impressed. I'm not.