Comment Not the whole picture (Score 2, Insightful) 497
A few years ago I read an article in Time suggesting that kids were growing up too fast. The author threw around examples along the lines of "...his dot com going public and retiring a multi millionare by 17". I stopped laughing after the second paragraph and wondered upon what this author based his research.
This topic is always brought up when some adult that people will consider listening to is amazed by something that a minor does whether it be dispensing legal advice over the internet(2001) or programming a VCR(1984).
The whole picture it takes only 1 adult with a pen who doesn't understand technology and a child (usually fairly inteligent) with a good amount of knowledge that performs some "breath taking" task without the blink of an eye.
The thought of child geniuses poses a double edged sword to buisnesses and people in general. Fisrt of all, people feel that all their professtional training/talent will be in vain by some child who performed some aspect of their profession. People also see a glipmse of hope in that they feel that they can take advantage of a child genius and pay him or her a fraction of what they would have to pay a professional.
To those people I will say this: Would you pay a child who frequents webmd.com a fraction of what you pay a heart surgon to install your pace maker.
(I know its corny):)
This topic is always brought up when some adult that people will consider listening to is amazed by something that a minor does whether it be dispensing legal advice over the internet(2001) or programming a VCR(1984).
The whole picture it takes only 1 adult with a pen who doesn't understand technology and a child (usually fairly inteligent) with a good amount of knowledge that performs some "breath taking" task without the blink of an eye.
The thought of child geniuses poses a double edged sword to buisnesses and people in general. Fisrt of all, people feel that all their professtional training/talent will be in vain by some child who performed some aspect of their profession. People also see a glipmse of hope in that they feel that they can take advantage of a child genius and pay him or her a fraction of what they would have to pay a professional.
To those people I will say this: Would you pay a child who frequents webmd.com a fraction of what you pay a heart surgon to install your pace maker.
(I know its corny):)
