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As J K Rowling puts it brilliantly, there is an expiry date on how long you can keep blaming your parents for everything that goes wrong. http://www.ted.com/talks/jk_rowling_the_fringe_benefits_of_f...

We lack a culture where hacking and playing around with things is encouraged.

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I agree. A lot of blame lies with the educational system which promotes rote learning and at times, even penalizes thinking out of the box.