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> "everyone should learn how to code"

Why not "Everyone should learn how to fix a broken pipe" or "Everyone should learn how to cook" or whatever?

Here is mine: "everyone should follow his own passions"

I'd assume the majority of modern workers are behind a computer all or at least some of the day, and chances are part of their job is repetitive and could be automated. Having the ability to build software for those tasks, or at least recognize what could be automated, would be very beneficial.

I don't see how learning to fix a broken pipe would be as globally applicable.

Everyone should ignore my advice.

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