Never been my experience of maths, which is one of the most accessible disciplines to have ever existed.

I also have a degree, but mostly taught myself the important undergrad-level concepts as a kid. I just went to the library and borrowed any of the hundreds of books written to clearly communicate maths to beginners or downloaded any of the free ebooks / lecture notes.

Name a single field of endeavor that is more open in 2026. Software certainly isn't one of them - the best stuff has always been gatekept.