I have to agree with the post. By faking it I'm limiting myself to learn from the first-hand experience only, you have no difference from the first person ever

I have to agree with the post. By faking it I'm limiting myself to learn from the first-hand experience only, you have no difference from the first person ever tried what you're trying to do. By asking/searching something you don't know, you are benefiting from a collected experience. Sapiens had the cognitive revolution, found out how to write and pass the information to other generations. Not using any of these tools available to me seems a bit going back in evolution, especially in an age where information is shared freely. Sure it would provide short-term gains and you may not take as long as the first person ever did but can I gain all the experience of lots of professionals working in CS gained in decades? How long will it take for me to reach a level of engineering by today's standards?