Re:Jacob Ziv has died (the Z in LZ compression)
by Tade0 on Monday March 27, 2023 @01:29AM
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I don't think it works that way.
I picked up skills after my parents because I was curious and they were both knowledgeable in their respective fields(my dad, a medical equipment engineer, could repair a TV, which for a five year old amounted to a superpower).
I was never forced to do anything and yet had the exact same headstart you're talking about, but in e.g. school math.
Of course that did a lot of damage to my work ethic, but the point is that kids are naturally curious and, at least initially, want to do what their parents do.
I picked up skills after my parents because I was curious and they were both knowledgeable in their respective fields(my dad, a medical equipment engineer, could repair a TV, which for a five year old amounted to a superpower).
I was never forced to do anything and yet had the exact same headstart you're talking about, but in e.g. school math.
Of course that did a lot of damage to my work ethic, but the point is that kids are naturally curious and, at least initially, want to do what their parents do.