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> But no matter how much time I spend in the app, I won’t learn how it works or get the ability to change, modify or develop it.

Who cares? Just because you and many others on HN learned some stuff from fiddling with some computers doesn't mean that learning a language is lesser.

"Ah, you aren't doing things that I did as a kid that lead to my high income! You're trash, kid! Git gud!"



My point isn’t about coding versus learning languages, it’s about open-ended creative activities versus ad-sponsored iOS games. Don’t get me wrong, I like playing the games too!




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