First off, congrats to you for success. I certainly agree that it's very possible to break into this space at pretty much any stage in your life. However, I thi

First off, congrats to you for success. I certainly agree that it's very possible to break into this space at pretty much any stage in your life. However, I think you have the cause and effect of attitudes toward non-children backwards. There is, unfortunately in my opinion, a lot of cultural pressure to develop artificial specializations early. This helps create the "I'm not an X person" mentality which in turn creates a chilling effect toward anyone trying to pass on a passion for technology. The belief in technology as unfathomable magics extends even into other scientific fields among people who are very intelligent (at least in my experience). It tends to be easier to convince a child this is not the case and efforts in technology education have followed the path of least resistance. I think there is huge room to grow in terms of expanding technology education, but I don't know how it's going to happen in an environment where "I'm not an X person" is an acceptable (even encouraged) mentality.