I tend to agree with your assessment, but I see a key difference is that computers are simply versatile and you can make them do everything you want (skills in

I tend to agree with your assessment, but I see a key difference is that computers are simply versatile and you can make them do everything you want (skills in configuring/coding notwithstanding) but even big leaps seem so much easier than working with electronics or hardware. So even the people in my parents generation who were good with hardware could do some fun stuff, but the possibilities of any computer (and access to the internet) can do so much more if you want to solve a problem or create something - that's where I think the comparison breaks down. To solve something in a mechanical or electronic way I need a very high level of skill/knowledge, but to do it with software (even just making several tools work together) enables much more in less time/less knowledge.