Exactly this. It takes a lot of effort to become competent through an unconventional route, and it takes a lot of effort to separate the unqualified competent person from the crank.
You agree that it is the case, as I previously said, that what you are looking for is not generic smartness, but some domain specific thing that substitutes for conventional domain specific knowledge.
Researching a disease that you happen to have is one of them, but is clearly not the same thing as all conquering generic smartness ..such an individual has nothing like the breadth of knowledge an MD has, even if they have more depth in one precise area.
Exactly this. It takes a lot of effort to become competent through an unconventional route, and it takes a lot of effort to separate the unqualified competent person from the crank.
You agree that it is the case, as I previously said, that what you are looking for is not generic smartness, but some domain specific thing that substitutes for conventional domain specific knowledge.
Researching a disease that you happen to have is one of them, but is clearly not the same thing as all conquering generic smartness ..such an individual has nothing like the breadth of knowledge an MD has, even if they have more depth in one precise area.