Bill Gates started coding at the age of 12. But he did it because he WANTED TO. He became great not because of inherent merits of coding. But because he followed his passion. Want your kid to become the next Bill Gates? Let them follow their passion. Don't turn your kid into...

...someone else's clone. Bill Gates didn't start coding after his parents saw an ad for night cat senior and enrolled him for a course against his wishes. In fact, coding wasn't a career enhancement scheme when he started. The internet didn't exist, let alone apps or an app...

...ecosystem. He wasn't doing it to become the next great anything. He was doing it because he liked it. Ask your kid what she likes. Then make it possible for them to pursue it to their and your best ability. The future is going to surprise all of us. Don't make your children...

...jump into a stream because of a marketing campaign or because it's what everyone else is doing. The true champions of tomorrow will emerge from spaces that you probably scorn right now, much as computer nerds were scorned when Bill Gates was your child's age.

Follow-up thread. https://twitter.com/vimoh/status/1330886763921903617?s=19