Collaborating with an expert/getting tutoring from an expert might be really good?
Probably. How does one go about finding such experts, who are willing to answer questions/tutor/collaborate?
(I think the usual answer to this is university, but to me this does not seem to be worth the effort. Like I maybe met 1-2 people at uni who would qualify for this? How do you find these people more effectively? And even when you find them, how do you get them to help you? Usually this seems to require luck & significant social capital expenditure.)
Probably. How does one go about finding such experts, who are willing to answer questions/tutor/collaborate?
(I think the usual answer to this is university, but to me this does not seem to be worth the effort. Like I maybe met 1-2 people at uni who would qualify for this? How do you find these people more effectively? And even when you find them, how do you get them to help you? Usually this seems to require luck & significant social capital expenditure.)