<p>most people aren’t like leonardo da vinci or something and can just go to a library and suck up all of the information there by a close reading. there’s a reason that people have been learning with education systems and teachers for thousands of years. the discipline to self teach yourself calculus or us history well is beyond the majority of people. you also won’t get the subjective views and personalities from other educated people.</p>
<p>i know sweden has free education, and they have the highest standard of living in the world and achieve lots of things academically. and you have a wrong pholopshy in life if you have to spend a lot of money to get an appreciation for what you are receiving.</p>