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@Em0nM4stodon I try to teach my kids this idea. It goes beyond tech, too, though the "hacker mentality" goes a long way toward it.

My teenage daughter carries a pocket knife a lot of the time, which I've encouraged her to do. For one, hey we're Southerners, we carry pocket knives 😂 But also I read years ago about how having a knife makes you aware of ways you can adapt the environment around you to solve problems. Got a thread sticking out of your shirt? Cut it off, problem solved.

I'm from a family of carpenters, and it's the same idea. House isn't how you want it? Change it. Gate isn't latching right? You can fix it.

I'm a programmer, and I don't care if they are programmers, but again the idea of using things you can change or adapt is important to me, and I try to pass that along.

Unfortunately most tech is exploitative, at least popular tech. But there's also some cool stuff other there (hello, Fediverse!!).

We can still build cool shit, I guess is my point.