It&#x27;s either a joke or a magic trick - you set up a generation by saying one thing, and then reveal that the world has been doing a completely different thing while they were distracted.<p>I grew up with adults suggesting journalism and law as careers for me. I&#x27;d have been richer <i>and</i> happier with a vocational education in forestry or advanced mechanical work, but I didn&#x27;t even know those careers existed until late in high school. I just got damned lucky that software caught my attention instead.