No, I'm sure it's much more valuable to the people he knows and who he'll likely refer you too if he thinks you're good enough.
People who come to Seth will be more than happy to hire someone who has been taught to see things like he does. They're going to him because he's an unconventional thinker and they'll go to his apprentices because they hope they'll be unconventional too.
That's true; it's like walking a marathon instead of running so you guarantee that you'll make it to the finish line without passing out, however being unconventional would be running the entire thing facing backwards.
People who come to Seth will be more than happy to hire someone who has been taught to see things like he does. They're going to him because he's an unconventional thinker and they'll go to his apprentices because they hope they'll be unconventional too.