The article mentions 'learning to learn' amongst the benefits of going to college, but surely a programming 'superstar' who didn't go to college would know a he

The article mentions 'learning to learn' amongst the benefits of going to college, but surely a programming 'superstar' who didn't go to college would know a hell of a lot more about learning on their own than someone who had a tutor all throughout their college years. I didn't finish college specifically because I knew how to learn on my own. I acquired the skills necessary for my job on my own time.