Re:Richard Stallman and the History of Free Software and Ope...
by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday August 07, 2021 @03:35AM
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I'm disabled so when I was child my playtime was tightly controlled as my parents were worried that I might get hurt so I played with toys and thereby electronics.
When I was a teen I understood that I'm a liability in sports although my friends tried to be inclusive so again I spent my time doing nerdy things alone until I got my computer and naturally became good at it.
In college I was forced to take on Computer Science by my parents as they felt it was the least physically tasking yet provides a good career; They were right.
Even though my story fits the narrative of socially awkward being good with computers, as a disabled I didn't have much of choice and I feel this might be true for many.
When I was a teen I understood that I'm a liability in sports although my friends tried to be inclusive so again I spent my time doing nerdy things alone until I got my computer and naturally became good at it.
In college I was forced to take on Computer Science by my parents as they felt it was the least physically tasking yet provides a good career; They were right.
Even though my story fits the narrative of socially awkward being good with computers, as a disabled I didn't have much of choice and I feel this might be true for many.