Archive for Mai 11th, 2010

President Barack Obama – iPad, Xbox Turn Information Into A ‚Distraction‘

Dienstag, Mai 11th, 2010

„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 that high on the truth meter“ Obama told the students. „And 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. So all of this is not only putting pressure on you; it’s putting new pressure on our country and on our democracy“