During a talk at Hampton University in Virginia President Obama said a bunch of important things and some other stuff we’d like to take completely out of context:
“With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations — none of which I know how to work — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation.”
Jeez, even our most tech savvy present can’t resist the time-tested ”I’m old! I don’t get technology!” jokes. Is this guy the President or a caveman lawyer? I really can’t tell.
To his credit, he did go on to say:
“You’re coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don’t always rank all that high on the truth meter,”
OK — now that is pretty accurate.
However in the never-ending parade that makes up today’s news cycles, it’s hard to fault anyone looking for a distraction. Death in a foreign country? Meh, what’s happening on Twitter? Some horrible natural disaster? Sorry too busy playing Plants and Zombies. Brett Michaels on the brink of death? Dude! Load up some of those classic Poison tracks on the iPod.
Technology really is wonderful.
/via MacDailyNews
