instead of wasting tons of money going to college and getting

lol no saged hidden reported

>>7799331
idk it sounds pretty solid, try it and get back to us

>>7799331
>would it be possible for one to learn how to do science through reading textbooks and making up their own lab activities and then become an independent scientist working out of their basement or something

Yes if you don't mind being a computer scientist

>>7799331
>would it be possible for one to learn how to do science through reading textbooks and making up their own lab activities and then become an independent scientist working out of their basement or something ?


For the majority of fields, no. You could probably do it for Theoretical Physics though.

>>7799331
Best to learn mathematics and the historical premises of certain fields of study. A lot of the the stuff nowadays employs high-tech lab equipment to collect data on things you can read about on the internet. There's more fun to be had with calling people stupid online.