Given they are not interested in a tech career, I'd say they should learn to program if they: - want to do something with computers no currently existing progr

Given they are not interested in a tech career, I'd say they should learn to program if they: - want to do something with computers no currently existing program allows them to, - want to create something with artistic value (games, websites, computer graphics), - enjoy it for the sake of it. I can't come up with any other reason why they should.