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by eitland 5027 days ago
Still I think his point is relevant. For a lot of people the fact that something is useful contributes a whole lot to the motivation for learning it.
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He said "...useless programs that amused us" I think that everyone missed the "amused us" part. If your program is useless but still does something that you think is amusing, then that is a great feeling