Yes, that is your experience, and you seem very aggressive about offering it us as something more than what it is, an anecdote.
I don't think skipping college is necessarily a bad choice for some people, including you, but you are exhibiting a common trait of people who've been reasonably successful irregardless of the fact that they ended their formal education early, which is that they aren't aware of the shortcoming of their understanding of the world. In your case, I'll point out that most people end up working for 30-40 years, an early lead can fade.
Also, new grads from a good CS program can start well over $50k year these days, and many of them will have paid well-under full-price for tuition.
I don't think skipping college is necessarily a bad choice for some people, including you, but you are exhibiting a common trait of people who've been reasonably successful irregardless of the fact that they ended their formal education early, which is that they aren't aware of the shortcoming of their understanding of the world. In your case, I'll point out that most people end up working for 30-40 years, an early lead can fade.
Also, new grads from a good CS program can start well over $50k year these days, and many of them will have paid well-under full-price for tuition.