DagwoodIII

Haven’t seen the movie and didn’t know it was a book.

Thanks for the information.

Also, look up “Network” Not about tech, but when it came out it was a cutting edge satire

I watched “Her” and “Simone” go from being science fiction to docudramas in real time.

Writer thinks “What could I do with technology if I had no morals and just wanted to make a lot of money fast?”

Business people think “What can I do with technology?”

If you don’t care what I say, why would you ask a question?

tl, dr.

Your comment reminds me of an old The Onion headline.

“Father Makes Son Hate Fishing By Teaching Him To Do It The Right Way.”

You aren’t the lad’s parent. The actual parent asked for advice. I gave my opinion.

And yes, within reason I think you should let a 6 year old do what they want with their free time.

Maybe he’s not interested in tech. Maybe he’ll do better playing with clay, or just running around.

Just because his parents love computers, that’s no reason to try and force him into tech.

You can be a plumber, or a musician, or a million other things without knowing Linux.

He’s 6. Let him do what he wants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy

Technically, it wasn’t “the Department of Energy” until 1977.