It's official: The Internet is Owned by White Dudes

[OneGrassRoot]

131. I'm trying to understand your point...

but it's not landing.

In the early days of the Internet, coding was king. No doubt. But the infrastructure is there -- similar to the roads and plumbing and other infrastructure needed on Main Street. And there are many ways of creating websites today (depending on degree of difficulty, of course) that in-depth knowledge of coding isn't necessary.

I do believe that knowledge is very, very important -- critically important for the evolution of IT -- and I'm glad there are more programs geared toward teaching girls how to code.

But me not knowing how to code isn't a factor in my individual effort to try to change the culture. I'm not trying to create a mind-blowing app that no one has thought of before.

In keeping with your Main Street analogy, a brick-and-mortar business could be such a great idea that it transforms the entire community by having a physical location on Main Street. But the people who own and operate that business, the ones with the great idea and plan, don't have to know how to literally construct the building.