[friend_and_foe]

I hated school. I resented doing homework. I learned the material, but I didn't do the work. I got 100% on a mathematics final for example but still failed the class because I didn't do the busy work.

I didn't go to college because I just couldn't stand it. I self taught basically everything I'm good at.

Keep in mind, these educational pipelines aren't just there to make sure you know the stuff. They're there to also see if you'll eat the shit you have to eat to make it in your field. Sometimes that's important. Doctors are committing to work long hours at the drop of a hat while people are screaming at them for the rest of their lives. But in other cases it's just hazing, it's just gatekeeping to keep pay up. I've never been much of a shit eater, which is why I'm not a doctor.