"knowing to code is hugely empowering." That is not a good reason to learn to code. Being beautiful and rich is empowering. Being tall and strong is empowering

"knowing to code is hugely empowering." That is not a good reason to learn to code. Being beautiful and rich is empowering. Being tall and strong is empowering. So what? A large number of people cannot be beautiful, rich, tall, strong, or good enough coders to feel empowered. On a completely unrelated note, everybody should learn CPR.