alt Hacker NewsPerhaps I wasn't clear, I'm not saying kids rush to install Linux to run creative software, they're perfectly fine with Windows. I'm saying that nowadays Linux is another cool thing to try, as a father of one of those tinkerers. There's no way in hell he wants a Mac because it's so limited. Same thing about my niece, she's into electronic music since 14, and the only way she got into music making was pirating a ton of shitty and non-shitty VSTs and hosts and experimenting with synths on a desktop PC. She's an adult and using a macbook and legit software on her gigs now, but only because it's cool, everybody's got one, and she now has money to afford serious gear and dedicated machines for music making (another is a PC). Ironically enough, she always had an iPhone because "only smelly incels use Android" (her words).
I genuinely mean no offence, but you sound as an old serious man when talking about useful skills. Kids and teens are not doing this for their careers, they're doing this for fun.
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> I genuinely mean no offence, but you sound as an old serious man when talking about useful skills. Kids and teens are not doing this for their careers, they're doing this for fun.
Yes, but depending on what you put in front of your kids, they're going to get different experiences when doing things for fun and curiosity. So why not help them a little on the way with the right tools and right toys? They'll find a way to get into the weeds and explore their curiosity one way or the other - isn't it much better that they learn about music or audio producing, or photo editing, digital art, or 3D modeling, instead of learning about how to fix the Windows registry or change a configuration file?
A kid will make a spreadsheet about dinosaurs if they only get to play with an office computer. Parents can help them by giving them something better to play with.
> There's no way in hell he wants a Mac because it's so limited. Same thing about my niece, she's into electronic music since 14, and the only way she got into music making was pirating a ton of shitty and non-shitty VSTs and hosts and experimenting with synths on a desktop PC.
Garage Band is free with a Mac...
And Logic Pro is a cheap subscription or very fair price when somebody like her is ready to take the next step. Maybe they even have a nice uncle who'd like to pay for it?