I Love the Computer

The author reflects on their lifelong love of computers, beginning with an IBM 486 they encountered at age six or seven in 1990s Norway, which became a source of stability and discovery during a peripatetic childhood. They credit early computer culture—particularly through enthusiast print magazines like PC Gamer—with shaping their identity as a "geek" and introducing them to a community and career path in technology. The piece frames this personal nostalgia against the current AI hype cycle, positioning genuine passion for computing as distinct from exploitative commercialization of the technology.