I am still not 100% agree on self-education. Why not?
Because you cannot learn everything by yourself. You should have someone to teach.
Here I am not contradicting. But at some point in our life, we need to ready to learn by our self. It doesn’t mean you should not seek any help. It doesn’t mean you must come up lonely. At some moment, you no need to to take any permission. It is your own initiative. The decision taken by you.
Here you are the independent researcher.
More than a year before, I wrote a blogpost on How can I self-educate myself?
Here I am getting a bit deeper understanding on self-education.
Please correct me, if I’m wrong.
In this fourth industrial revolution, we could the see Internet of Things (IoT) and Automation in rapid pace than ever. we were driven by desire to keep learning widely. We knew that times are stringent. Although, there is a huge possibilities to learn and explore.
It’s time to self-educate. But please don’t misunderstand about self-education.
Seek teachers/mentors.

With respect.