[klodolph]

If you always prioritize learning the "important" stuff, it's gonna suck the joy out of your life and your kid's life.

Kids learn by imitating. If they see you learning the terminal, they ask you how to use it. The right thing to do is to show them.

[IE6]

This basically explains how I began. My parents had DOS and Windows 3.11 machines and I wanted to get at the games. Eventually the games became boring and I explored the OS and other programs. This eventually turned into an IT career (after a decade or so of additional unimportant stuff).