I hope he succeeds, Gerard ’t Hooft is well known and well respected.<p><i>"It should be possible, these days, to collect all knowledge you need from the internet."</i><p>Perhaps so, but for many it will be difficult and they'll suffer information overload and or they'll be distracted and waste time. There is no substitute for learning in a properly structured learning environment with good teachers to keep one properly focused.<p><i>"I had the extreme luck of having excellent teachers around me. That helps one from running astray. It helped me all the way to earn a Nobel Prize. But I didn’t have internet."</i><p>That backs up what I said, good teachers are everything (including being a very rare breed). The fact that he didn't have the internet was probably a good thing, as it likely kept him focused. I'm very glad I didn't have the internet in my formative years, I know I would have wasted too much time there on trivial matters.<p>Nevertheless, if one doesn't have access to excellent educational resources then this website sounds as if it'll be a worthwhile substitute.<p>It's a great venture and I wish him well.