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>Honestly, I think what he's done is dissociated himself from his own snobbery. He talks about technology failing humanity, but he's really saying he doesn't like people. He doesn't like how most people think and live.

And why should he? Millions voted for Trump. Heck, millions also voted for Hillary. Neo-nazis, tele-evangelists, climate change denial, PC, twerking and Justin Bieber are all things. Does that sound like a society we should like how "most people think and live"?

>Why else would he constantly be disappointed in technology failing to turn all of humanity into always-on cultural creatives?

Because he actually loves people and doesn't want to see them squander their potential?

>He constantly talks about creating, learning, and education, but he doesn't bring any attention to any current work supporting these activities. He doesn't say, look, here's this great work being done for kids, and it's limited because the iPad needs this feature.

Err, he literally does just this in the interview.



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