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Recently I learned of the “tag” #CSforall
Of Course I say Brava #ComputerScienceforall !
Then, when I read about the excellent program, providing computer sciences for kids …
I recognized a familiar paradox.
Every proclamation including the words “For All ” … by definition does imply inclusion.

Here’s A Thought … In this “age of  information” …
During this unprecedented exponentially expansive phase of our universal universals …
I’m thinkin’ … how ‘bout including adults in many programs designed exclusively for kids, to make this actually “For All” … I’m thinking of citizens who might be homeless , impoverished, senior citizens, mothers, individuals living with physical and mental health challenges/addictions , unemployed individuals,  disabled individuals, runaways, transgender adults, individuals emigrating from other countries … individuals who may have lost hope but might find new pathways thru education and opportunity … etc… … all of which are of course LABELS by which these individuals disappear.
I think it’s high time for global cultures to stop labelling, as labels remove dignity, thereby dismissing human beings as … “not interesting” and basically express “we’re just not that into you.” I’ve had the honor of working with / getting to know a few “elderly”/”mature” actresses + actors / crew / musicians in the entertainment industry, all of whom should, not only be working more often (and who’s health would probably be much better, had they been able to work more in their field especially after proving their success as stars or known craftspersons) … but all of whom, are definitely intelligent enough + curious enough to have become far more tech-literate than they currently are, if only they’d had the opportunity + encouragement from our youth-centered / profit-centered cultures. …(continued in comments / on tumblr) …