My first computer was a DOS machine at the age of 5, and I grew up along side the PC, learning each iteration of operating system in real time as they were released. I have a hard time imagining anyone ever getting that good a window into how computers work, passively, just from using them normally. All the weird shit I did was entirely on top of what was already a rock solid foundation.

Just wish a social life hadn’t been the sacrifice paid for that education.