I did. I was able to self learn the guitar and can play relatively well. I used Justin guitar for the basics a long time ago and then jumped right into learning songs. Using a metronome is the most important thing since it puts pressure on you. You have to do a “performance” every so often and that works for some reason. Initially it was my roommates but later in life it was my wife :) The interest to grasp theory for me came a lot later and I know a lot of it but don’t do much in the way of composing or using it too much so there’s that. But I’ve heard that the recommended way is to get a tutor from many many people.