Having a degree doesn't guarantee that you're automatically better than anyone without one, there will be good and bad people on both sides. People that don't t

Having a degree doesn't guarantee that you're automatically better than anyone without one, there will be good and bad people on both sides. People that don't take the traditional education route will generally be self studying through private courses or just reading lots and lots of books. It takes a lot of drive, determination and study skills to do it on your own too. Additionally many of them may have been able to break into the job market early, so they'll have years of real world experience and learning from peers by the time they would have usually finished their degree.