Rise of the Young (Score 1)

It is true that more kids are gaining access to the world and its riches through technology. In the past 2 years we saw Shawn Fanning, 18, revolutionize the way we get our music. Winamp and Gnuttella were both written by an 19 year old and was later bought by AOL. However, as correctly noted, this is not becuase it makes people just understand and get it. Fact is, Shawn and the other guy both understood their respective technologies by doing a lot of learning. No, its not college, but it is more or less the same... learning a skill. You learn to be a lawyer one way, you learn how to code and you learn technology by screwing around with it and then developing something cool. Personally, I am 20, I started my fist company at 18 and now I have a software company I am starting to build... e-Ference, a networking software company. I am not even close to as good as these other guys, but I learned it the same way, hands on. Maybe it gives us recognition but as long as there are people... there will be studying to be lawyers, doctors, chefs, and every other profession. Maybe in some fields you can have a knack for it... like music and technology. But you still have to work hard to get good. Nate von Colditz President e-Ference, Inc.