Why code?

But my point was not that everyone should start coding and leave whatever they are into.

Programming might simplify many of your tasks. Perhaps you're an Analyst in Finance or Consulting, who needs to deal with a whole bunch of spreadsheets - you could benefit a lot from being able to write a simple script to parse the data and process it into whatever you want instead of having to copy and paste a few hundred times. Or maybe, you're a teacher, who might benefit from moving some educational modules or visuals onto the web. Or perhaps, you're an engineer who might benefit from the ability to do some amount of numerical computing via computer programs.

Having a better understanding of code will definitely help.

It's part of being a well-rounded citizen/human. I've learned a lot of things in school that I haven't been able to specifically get money for, but I feel like I have a better global view and understand of civilization for it.