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Question for anybody who knows: what is actually the best way for younglings to experience computing these days? USB sticks were the thing when I was growing up

Question for anybody who knows: what is actually the best way for younglings to experience computing these days? USB sticks were the thing when I was growing up because PCs were ubiquitous and people would accept trying it out as long as you promised it wouldn't harm their precious Windows installation. Is that still true, though? People seem to have more phones and tablets and stuff that can't boot from USB. Are things like Raspberry Pi the way to go?

rashkov 3y ago
Also wondering about this. Raspberry pi is probably a good way, yeah. Some others could be setting up an old laptop with Linux on it, or showing them how to hack a Chromebook (via crostini), or help them explore their steam deck which is already running Arch Linux. I think the bigger question is how to inspire someone to be interested in open source. You’d have to find something that you can do in Linux but not in another OS. Maybe show them how to host a web server. Or show them some screenshots of how cool a customized Linux desktop can look. Would be curious to hear some more ideas