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It was always a small niche of tech kids. Today, 10 years ago, 20 years ago, 40. I went to a good school in one of the tech capitals of the US and I was the on
by hiAndrewQuinn 2y ago
It was always a small niche of tech kids. Today, 10 years ago, 20 years ago, 40.
I went to a good school in one of the tech capitals of the US and I was the only person I knew who ran desktop Linux in high school.
Tech will always be the domain of smart, ambitious nerds, almost by definition - that's who you have to be to have a shot at pushing the envelope. If you want to expand the number of kids doing it, you'll have more success expanding the number that fit that preceding definition.
- Cumpiler69 2y ago>Tech will always be the domain of smart I wasn't talking about tech but more on general tech know-how. Back then almost everyone had to have it to use a computer. Now you don't need it, so people are less likely to find themselves going it it the weeds and falling in love with this as a hobby.
- phaer 2y agoBut "back then", thinking about the late 90ies and early 00ths here, far less people had to use a computer at all. So in absolute numbers there are most probably still more kids with "general tech know-how" today.