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Re:To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics by GuiA on Thursday February 02, 2017 @02:06PM (#13553443)
Sure, just like give anyone access to a library and they are much more likely to read magazines and romance novels than 19th century French literature.

That's missing the point though. The point is access and opportunity. Even if only 5% become programmers, it's a net win overall (and that's not even counting the people who might play Candy Crush but still use the computer to better themselves in other ways - learning, filing taxes, etc.).

Re:To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics by xor1 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @02:09PM (#13553489)
There's nothing wrong with his response given how the original post was worded...
Re:To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics by Hydraulix989 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @02:59PM (#13554004)
Sure I agree, but remember, parent was wondering "if inmates have access to computers, would they become good programmers?"
Re:To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics by rhizome on Thursday February 02, 2017 @03:12PM (#13554161)
A conversation based on competing generalizations is pretty thin gruel.
Re:To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics by curiousgal on Thursday February 02, 2017 @02:25PM (#13553634)
>they are much more likely to read magazines and romance novels than 19th century French literature.

Unless you count Madame Bovary.