Some time ago I expressed frustration to my son about the energy and brain power that Silicon Valley spends on creating stupid apps for smartphones.
"Imagine," I said "If all that brain power went into solving hunger, poverty, oppression instead."
Now read the following paragraph. A Google executive creates a Facebook page to support protesters rallying against a tyrant. The government cuts off radio and television access and the protesters begin posting smartphone videos of the uprising to YouTube. The government shuts down Internet access and the protesters move to using their smartphones to post updates to Twitter. I just counted 5 references to companies or technology grown in Silicon Valley.
I didn't realize there was a secret app included with all those phones. It's called "Power to the people".
"Imagine," I said "If all that brain power went into solving hunger, poverty, oppression instead."
Now read the following paragraph. A Google executive creates a Facebook page to support protesters rallying against a tyrant. The government cuts off radio and television access and the protesters begin posting smartphone videos of the uprising to YouTube. The government shuts down Internet access and the protesters move to using their smartphones to post updates to Twitter. I just counted 5 references to companies or technology grown in Silicon Valley.
I didn't realize there was a secret app included with all those phones. It's called "Power to the people".
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