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Re:‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whol... by repolfx on Friday November 30, 2018 @04:00AM (#18567736)
Maybe. My brother had access to a computer and a piano. For a while he was big into computer graphics and everyone in my family thought he'd be a graphics designer. He ended up becoming singularly focussed on music and is now a professional music producer. We're quite similar, we're both very focussed on a single skill and have reached professional levels in our respective areas.

So I'm not sure that sort of life is an inherent quality of growing up with a computer. It's perfectly possible to push through the hard parts and find a passion with music.

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Re:‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whol... by hoaw on Friday November 30, 2018 @05:37AM (#18568124)
As far as I know that is a similar deal. Knowing how software works is an essential part of being a music producer today. You would have great benefit from already having extensive experience with a software suite. The same isn't true if he had been dedicated to music and dancing. People don't generally lack dedication so much as they lack opportunities. Learning about computers gives you opportunities, learning about something else might not.
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