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[underahedgerow]

13. I can't learn though traditional methods of teaching, as in a formal education setting. It's

a thing, I can't process information like other people. Had pretty much checked out of school by age 14, by which I was reading and writing at a 4th year university level, and reading 2000 words per minute. I would check out 2 books a day from the library after school, take them home, read them and return them the next day. But I couldn't and wouldn't do homework, but would ace any tests involving essays. Managed to get C's and D's. Meh.

My point is, I read furiously and fast. I know by now what are legitimate sources, and how to ascertain if a source is legitimate, generally by publications and often authors, depending on the topic. And usually I can just smell bullshit. Especially in politics!

I am auto-didactic, self taught, self educated, and until 1994, it was through books. After I got the internet, my learning and education increased dramatically, on any topics that interest me, and sadly, far too many do. Art, history, lots of history, all types of history... politics, sure. Economics, finance, investment; I taught myself day trading and the stock market; taught myself how to buy, sell and invest in property of all types. It's cool, it's an endless universe of learning something, all the time.

Anything can be learned on the internet, and I can become an instant expert on any topic within a few minutes or a few hours. Learning Wordpress however, has taken me several months. I still have some gaps to fill in there.