[CaptArmchair]

It feels like a leading question. Using the "should" in that question removes the agency to make that choice from the subject in that question. Arguably, the same question could be asked regarding learning how to play a musical instrument, right? Young people can express their own interests, and it's important to take that into account as well.

So, let's rephrase that question. "What's a reason that might compel young people the most to learn how to program?"

Subtle difference, but makes for a far more interesting debate.

For instance, there will be kids who become inspired by video games and will be wanting to make their own. Some will start to scour the Web for resources and experiment with tools like, maybe, Unity or Godot, on their own. Others might be interested, but be entirely put off by the idea once they realize what the subject matter entails. And that's, actually, totally fine and valid.

Even so, I think general curriculum should at least provide a few lessons of basic computing to anyone. Enough to get everyone the basic idea and demystify what happens behind the curtains in broad strokes.