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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey judgmental poster who think video games are ror pathetic people.

My brother earnee and bought an old commador computer and spent hours on it plyaing tetris and teaching himself code (sounds like the guy above).

Now as a 40 something, he works doing project design and managing teams of engineers.  He doesn't have a degree but he is very valuable to companies for his practical knowlege and his ability to figure out systems from the inside out.

He credits his screentime on that old computer from his elementary and middle school years for giving him the foundational skills to be so successful, even though he does not have any advanced degrees.[/quote]

Yep... I'm in the same boat.  I got an Associates of Applied Science in Computer Information Technology while in the USAF but beyond that my education are focused computer classes, certifications, and just plain experience.  I get cold call job offers several time a week from companies that want me to come work for them.  It all started with an interest in "How it works".  The Redstone mechanic in Minecraft is very beneficial in the regard of kids wanting to do something and using a fixed set of tools in a system to accomplish that.  Connecting light sensors to drawbridges so they'll retract at night to keep the zombies out.  Making a minecart system that will automatically pick up and drop off things they have mined.  Heck, I've even seen a chicken farm that collects eggs and deposits them into a box for easy pickup.

There isn't a doubt in my mind that my son will surpass me in my computer knowledge.  As his father it is my job to encourage him to do so.[/quote]

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