Obama references info overload
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 that high on the truth meter. And with iPods and iPads; and Xboxes and PlayStations — none of which I know how to work — (laughter) — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation.
Thus spoke the Prez during his commencement speech at Hampton University on Sunday 5/9. Wow. This type of commentary is pretty outside the norm for a politician, let alone a president.
