~~And it's nice to see them adapt to a changing world in a direction that I actually like~~
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!learn_programming@programming.dev might help you too.
Honestly, I started with a specific goal that I somehow lucked out into it being a relatively simple script with iMacros of all things, and that was my introduction to the whole if/then control flow loop basics. (Yes, it recorded my stuff, but I had to go in and alter it and mess around a lot.) And I messed around with Scratch at the same time too. I really think this helped my actual Baby's First Program go down more easily in my first computer science class in college. (First language due to college was Racket, second was Java, third was C, I think this is fine.)
Making very simple video game mods might help too, with modding communities that have loads of documentation and "where do I start?" resources.
Wish someone had given me this advice when I was younger!