I think most kids can learn basic programming and have different attitude towards software. Programs are going to determine their lives, from the tiktok feed algorithm to surveillance to filtering their CV for a job and even evaluating their job performance or paying their taxes.
There was a story recently where toasters were bricked because they received the microwave binary update. Can you imagine? You wont be able to make toast if you cant hack our toaster.
Not to mention the new scams, from NFTs to ransomwares, I have gotten to the point of asking my daughter to tell me for each app she installs 'how it makes money from you, especially if its free' .
What big tech has been doing for the last 20 years has successfully disconnected the user from the computer, the next generation was supposed to be the most 'technologically advanced' generation and yet for them technology is worse than magic. It is magic that controls their lives.. that is filled with exploits, bugs and crashes.
We must do all we can to break down the tech barrier and make them literate.
(this is my log of teaching my daughter https://github.com/jackdoe/programming-for-kids I have posted it in other comments so it looks weird, but I have gotten some feedback that it is a nice resource for other parents, so I will link to it again)
There was a story recently where toasters were bricked because they received the microwave binary update. Can you imagine? You wont be able to make toast if you cant hack our toaster.
Not to mention the new scams, from NFTs to ransomwares, I have gotten to the point of asking my daughter to tell me for each app she installs 'how it makes money from you, especially if its free' .
What big tech has been doing for the last 20 years has successfully disconnected the user from the computer, the next generation was supposed to be the most 'technologically advanced' generation and yet for them technology is worse than magic. It is magic that controls their lives.. that is filled with exploits, bugs and crashes.
We must do all we can to break down the tech barrier and make them literate.
(this is my log of teaching my daughter https://github.com/jackdoe/programming-for-kids I have posted it in other comments so it looks weird, but I have gotten some feedback that it is a nice resource for other parents, so I will link to it again)