[AJTSheppard]

I would argue that the future belongs to people who can actually make useful things! If we revert to cave dwelling (which perhaps we might given the way things are going!), then being able to flake flint tools might be a far better skill to have than being a social media "influencer".

And today, most physical products require a combination of mechanical, electronic and programming skills. Fortunately, I have all three. I suggest people likewise diligently acquire all three.

It's also fun to build useful machines.

I worked in banking all over the globe for 30 years. I did not acquire my useful skills in that profession. Money yes. Useful skills no.

I acquired my mechanical/electronics/software skills long, long ago while a postgraduate in experimental physicist at Oxford, building space instrumentation. Why did I go into banking then, you ask? Poverty is the answer!