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Vladimir_Nesov comments on Mistakes repository - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 11 September 2013 08:22:40PM *  4 points [-]

The problem with being self-taught isn't so much that there are gaps, but that you don't know where the gaps are, and you don't have the language to discuss (or Google) them easily.

Not a problem with "self-taught" per se, as hypothetically you could read all of the textbooks covering the respective major (which would be faster and easier than if you were still a student and knew less).