My comment was not a guide on how you can "rule the world", in your words. I was simply pointing out that those at the very top are "self-learning". The exampl

My comment was not a guide on how you can "rule the world", in your words. I was simply pointing out that those at the very top are "self-learning". The examples I gave should make it incredibly clear that people can and do learn enough to get to the top of their fields without going through a formal process. It doesn't mean that you will. It doesn't mean that there are no fields with rigid credential requirements. It does mean that no formal body controls education, only schooling and credentials. >"Sure, maybe the top 1% is self-taught (probably not, though, you're just selecting for your point)." Another thing to think about is that with or without credentials in their past, at the very top everybody is self-taught. No business school on earth can teach Zuckerberg exactly how to set Facebook's strategy. He's got to make his own curriculum.