> having the education/degree does not help you correlate the day to day work in the field with what you learned I also agree with that. The vast majority jus

> having the education/degree does not help you correlate the day to day work in the field with what you learned I also agree with that. The vast majority just aren't interested or did the minimum to pass classes, without really absorbing it. What I disagree with is the self-taught correlation. The people who can do what you describe overwhelming are academically curious and have degrees. > maybe getting the degree isn't necessarily the best path I think you'll find a similar pattern in all fields. I think what's more in question is the ability of education to transform ingrained aptitudes and interests.