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While I support most of the man's political stances, Obama's take on the iPad and console culture is perhaps a smidge hypocritical, given that he is, after all, a known Blackberry addict.

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Wait...you're saying that it's not possible to believe that "information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation," while still using such devices?

If I warn that hammers can smash thumbs, may I still use one without being assailed by charges of hypocrisy?

No, but decrying the harms of cigarettes whilst puffing a mouthful's worth at once would certainly garner grounds for such an accusation.

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