As a young person, it is very widely expected that I plan to attend college, am currently a student, or have already graduated. Whenever I've told someone that I do not qualify for one of those three things, that person is typically baffled, and usually immediately tells me that I "have to get an education," and that I'll regret it if I don't.
Unfailingly, these people are talking about themselves, not about me. They assume that I want the same things they want (usually money), that I'll need it because they needed it, or some other fallacy based on the idea that they know me, and they almost never do.
When I plainly explain that it's just not for me, they simply can't accept my answer. But that's their problem. The fact is, some of us are unlike you.
I'm sure for most professions, for most people, school is the best path. But for some of us, perhaps a tiny section, it's just an extremely expensive and long process for buying a piece of paper.
Do not make the mistake of thinking I underestimate the value of knowledge. Yes, information and exposure to varying ideas are both very important, but there's not just one path to knowledge.
Above all, it is critical that one has a strong mind capable of intricate thinking. Many of those graduates of even the most prestigious schools still lack that.
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