[csallen]

I have to disagree here. A good example is StarCraft. If you play StarCraft by yourself, you can become a good player. If all of your friends play StarCraft, however, then they can help you become a great player. The sheer popularity of the game in Korea is largely responsible for Korean dominance at the professional level.

Right now I'm a programmer living with a mechanical engineer, a finance major, and two biologists. I appreciate the worldly perspective they provide, but the fact is I'm missing out on a lot of news/discussion/debate/learning related to coding.

If you want to be the best, you need constant feedback from other people who share your expertise. For most things in life, there are diminishing returns on how far you can get by yourself. It's not a coincidence that the best and brightest in any field tend to cluster in the same area.

[zakkap]

Thank you :)

I completely agree.

StarCraft Two is coming out soon!

[jhuckestein]

You're doomed unless you move in with somebody who hates StarCraft

[zakkap]

Your right - as much as I love StarCraft, I don't play it anymore.