A proper education cannot be over-rated, but there are a few fortunate individuals who were born with the capacity to think in ways that the best education systems cannot teach.
Exactly; it takes a singular approach if you want to bypass traditional, established teaching and only a FEW people succeed without a high school diploma or without a college degree. They’re often exceptionally focused and are able to go for what they really want and need and know how to get it.
It’s a myth that dropping out of either will lead to inevitable success.