[necovek]

Even to a nerdy myself, computers are tools to build stuff. I really can't see a (non-apocalyptic) future where the value of "programming computers" diminishes, even if what that exactly looks like changes.

As such, I think it's more valuable to think about the problems one might be wanting to solve in the future, and while computers are likely to be inevitable tools, one should consider their use and programming as an additional thing.

I encourage my kids (3 and 6) to explore computers without the internet: an Ubuntu laptop has an entirely different appeal from a browser and internet. I regret a bit for not putting them at the terminal first, but there's always an opportunity if they develop a deeper interest in the future.

Interestingly, even my dad, an astronomer making heavy use of computers and programming to achieve his goals from late 70s, tried to push me in the direction of other fundamental sciences. But I simply stuck with pure software engineering because it was so exciting in the 90s.