Sadly, that kind of ambition is lost with this generation... I have multiple examples of it in my life every day...
I used to tinker with my desktop computer when I was 12 years old, configure hardware drivers for devices such as CGA/VGA cards, audio, and printers of all kind. Later I did the same working on my car when I was 16. For me this was entertainment and much more fascinating than kids and their "doom-scrolling".