[leptons]

Have you seen the things going on with the C64 in the last 20 years?

https://www.pouet.net/prodlist.php?platform%5B0%5D=Commodore...

Some of it is astonishing given the limitations of the machine.

The technical mastery and creative problem solving going on here is what keeps the demoscene alive. The C64 is still going strong, new productions come out all the time.

And I can't think of a better machine for a kid today to start out with than an 8-bit machine. If they learn assembly language on a C64, they will have a far better understanding of how computers actually work than anyone taking a class in web or crypto or whatever they teach kids about computers today.