It's priceless as to walk into a library to see the kid you are competing with for scholarships being tutored by your math teacher after school and being told e

It's priceless as to walk into a library to see the kid you are competing with for scholarships being tutored by your math teacher after school and being told everyone has an equal shot. It's also priceless to walk into a gym as an adult that you couldn't afford as a kid to see high school athletes getting private coaching (that you still can't really afford). Maybe there is something to be said for learning things on your own, but some mistakes cost way, way more than the lesson they provide. Then there is the question of whether it's all pointless anyway at any sort of high level of competition in case IQ really is almost fully genetic and you can't run if you aren't from Ethiopia.