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by Spooky23 3764 days ago
Maybe we shouldn't teach people how to write, as they may grow up to write trite race baiting articles.

I was fortunate to have an uncle in IT who gifted me hand me down IBM PC hardware that my parents could not afford in the 80s. I was making more money in high school with stuff I was able to self teach than many of my "privleged" relatives in real adult jobs.

These coding initiatives are great, as they introduce kids to a whole new world of inspiration and discovery.