If only colleges' sole purpose was to impart knowledge. I think they're a great place to meet like-minded people, form friendships, find potential co-founders,

If only colleges' sole purpose was to impart knowledge. I think they're a great place to meet like-minded people, form friendships, find potential co-founders, grow your network, get inspired by people some of whom are likely to be world's best at what they do. Another thing is colleges force you through a rigid system of semesters, courses, and exams that takes most of guess work out of the learning. Besides, I'd wager one needs a disproportionate amount of patience to be disciplined enough to follow their own curriculum of learning regardless of accessibility and availability of content. I am not saying the current system is the best humanity can do, but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence