>Compare the kids who grew up on their iPads against a kid in Eastern Europe who grew up hacking on a Linux or even Windows machine using a real keyboard. Wouldn’t the latter have all sorts of advantages in all sorts of jobs?
No, especially since the other kids grew up in a more dominant economy and have way more opportunities (which matters more than learning to mess on a cli).
Besides, the degree to which Eastern European kids learn to "hack on Linux" is perhaps overrated. Most kinds in school couldn't even learn to power on the PC on their own (but amazingly one would teach another all there is to start playing some game).
No, especially since the other kids grew up in a more dominant economy and have way more opportunities (which matters more than learning to mess on a cli).
Besides, the degree to which Eastern European kids learn to "hack on Linux" is perhaps overrated. Most kinds in school couldn't even learn to power on the PC on their own (but amazingly one would teach another all there is to start playing some game).