Not sure I'd call it a privilege exactly, but frank boredom probably did help me learn computers as a child. There was no hardware around, nor anyone to learn

Not sure I'd call it a privilege exactly, but frank boredom probably did help me learn computers as a child. There was no hardware around, nor anyone to learn from, so I simply read whatever sales literature and manuals I could get my hands on (which wasn't much). Sheer boredom led me to study them well, and it was good early learning. That said, boredom can also be quite agonizing, and I wouldn't wish it on any but my enemies.