The title drug me in. I think it is the same impulse that drives folks to convert others to their favored religion, or political outlook. I personally never cared to convert others to 17/64, but I recall meeting a fanatic proselytizer for Proto-48. Just like a religious zealot. I couldn't get away fast enough.
But sure - show the kids a few hobbies. Just hope they can keep it under control. Sometimes I wonder what I could have done by channeling more of my spare time into the study of physics or something.