@Ashoka @Lanthus
So, I think it's sort of complicated in an interesting way, but it's related to cultural insularity & economic status.
From the 60s to the 80s, programmers were basically always from upper class backgrounds -- college students in an era where college education was rare. The following generation was mostly latch-key kids from the middle class. Both groups have reason to systematically undervalue their time.
@Lanthus @Ashoka
This sort of feeds into post-arcade video game culture too: if you can afford the box, then mastery is mostly a matter of time spent. Combine fetishization of self-sufficiency with many years of childhood spent mostly in self-directed learning & you get a recipe for systematically undervaluing competence.
Most people's time isn't cheap enough to make mastery of these things sensible inside *or* outside of childhood.
@Ashoka @Lanthus
But, for a programmer, starting before 18 & not needing to bring down an income until after 25 is almost a necessity. Lots of learning has to be front-loaded before a dev is not a net liability to any project they're on. (About 10 years worth.)
If you did your 10 years when you were 10, it's easy to forget.
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