Studying computer science has enabled me to interface with the world in a way that when I’m using technology I don’t see it as static.
I don’t see technology as something that can only be used in the ways other people are telling me to use it. I see technology as something I can build on top of, something that I can tinker with, figure out, and improve.
To me, technology is an unsolved problem. Using my CS training I ask, How can I make this better? How can I make certain technologies work together? What is the next step for this company, for this app I’m using, for this website I’m looking at? I think the way we use technology is one of the most important unsolved problems in the world right now.
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