I don't know what parent was thinking of... but titles, to me, are dangerous because titles are not used the same between one organization and another, and expectations and assumptions as to the proficiency of individuals may not be met solely based on title alone. Titles can also be dangerous because people who are undeserving of them think they know everything... when in reality they don't know shit. Especially when someone is given a higher title in lieu of higher compensation, when the title may not even be deserved. I've seen "senior software engineers" that can't even write consistently styled code, full of off-by-one bugs, and other noob shit. And I've seen "junior developers" run circles around them. It's all subjective... Titles are bullshit, basically...