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Re:Mathematicians are chronically lost and confused (2014) by vinceguidry on Friday June 10, 2016 @05:04PM (#11880012)
> Just because programming is simple enough that you can learn how to do enough to get a well-paying job before hitting 16 doesn't mean that people who go through a college degree aren't also doing a ton of self-learning alongside lectures.

If you read my statements carefully, I said exactly the same thing.

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Re:Mathematicians are chronically lost and confused (2014) by throwawaysocks on Friday June 10, 2016 @06:23PM (#11880596)
You stated ...No good mathematicians (currently) are [self-taught]

The main thrust of my post was that all good Xs are self-taught, for all values of X.

That's the primary point of disagreement between us.

Lots of self-teaching happens within the confines of formal education. And almost all learning that happens outside of formal education is done via some form of instruction or another (books, tutorials, video lectures, etc.)

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