Don't get me wrong, I am not saying dedication is not important but I however disagree that without education it will be difficult for you to compete or achieve your expected goals. Compete at what level and what expected goals are we talking about? those are relative. I am talking about people I know without higher education whatsoever, Rich as F@_k, and have connections to every level of government simply because they have money right here in my region. Both are needed if I may say so but education does not guarantee you been rich, but being rich kinda guarantees a lot, like being a Bitcoin whale