Discussion on: Why did you start coding? What were the changes that you saw in your life because of coding?

I started coding because 20+ years ago because I was the only person I knew with a computer so no one could help me with my problems/maintenance and back then there was no such thing as a public friendly tech community and ALL software was bloatware and so overpriced that only the middle class or rich could afford it. And I'm from the hood so I couldn't afford it and wasn't having none of that scam. After countless talk downs from pretensious CS grads on forums I eventually ran into a guy that said if I didn't want to pay the prices then I should learn to do it myself... And so I did. It changed my life in many ways, helped me learn how to plan and organize in life in general and it helped me learn how to better maintain my machines/devices and helped me not depend on others for the maintenence and security of my machines. It helped me be less fearful of technology. It helped me learn how to research. It has helped me with so much in my life... and I rarely have ever made a cent from it and wouldn't love it if I had to.