“The Death of the Autodidact” in The Baffler

I wrote a short piece on self-education and the false promise of meritocracy:

“After all, herein lies one of the more confounding paradoxes of our digital era: It is easier than ever to self-educate to a high standard, yet the number of autodidacts (by which I mean self-directed learners with limited formal schooling or vocational training) at the top of their chosen fields is dwindling faster than the stock of Atlas Shrugged hardcovers at the Reagan Library gift shop.”

- “The Death of the Autodidact” at The Baffler