As long as the "learning" part is more pleasure than the sensation of not caring about other human beings, I think you're solid, man.

The problem with the nerd-kings-tycoons of today, is that the idea of being feudal lords makes them think about electronic slave collars, rather than about good governance, complex systems, or even just being a badass king. The apartness becomes the goal, rather than being merely a by-product of academic focus living through a regressing world that apparently wants to be lit only by fire.