Hell, I’m a high school drop out (with a GED) who did just fine in robotics and even went on to run my department. I dated a Serbian PhD/sociologist and she was disgusted by the sheer arrogance of most of her “colleagues” here in the USA.
She pointed out that their arrogance made them virtually incapable of learning and left them helpless when conveniences weren’t immediately available. She laid under the car with me once and learned to change the oil and filter as well as changing the air filter and checking fluid levels before we took a road trip up north.
My brother in law is educated the same way. We had a flat tire one day and he was ready to call a wrecker and rent a car. I put the spare on the car and we went to a garage to fix the tire. The guy at the garage said it would be a couple of hours but we offered him double price and were on the road again in 15 minutes without my bro in law spending a few hundred bucks.
You wouldn't believe the quality of service I've gotten by hauling in a 12 pack, but then again you probably would. ;)