In a classic case of, “Do as I say, not as I do,” Tumblr founder David Karp — who dropped out of high school after his freshman year before ultimately racking up a net worth of about $200 million—told Forbes he believes kids should stay in school.

“There’s a lot I feel like I missed out on,” Karp said in an interview with Forbes’ Jeff Bercovici. “Just a whole lot of normal, social, childhood kind of stuff that I definitely missed out on.”

Karp explained he completed his education through homeschooling because he already knew he wanted to work with computers as a Web developer. But he doesn’t recommend other students follow in his footsteps.

“If somebody else had the opportunity … well, I wouldn’t encourage them to take it,” he said. “I don’t know that I’d be the one rooting for them to drop out of school.”

Samantha Lile

Samantha Lile is a 2002 Missouri State University graduate of journalism and mass media. She has served as a reporter and editor for various newspapers throughout her journalism career. She made the leap into writing full-time after working for a major financial institution since 2000.

Because of her banking background, Samantha is knowledgeable in finance reporting, but is also strong in commentaries, personal profiles, youth studies, horticulture, history and entertainment-related works.

Samantha lives in Ozark, Mo. with her husband of nine years, four dogs and two cats.

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