I'm proud to be out of touch

Most ridiculous item of the day, in response to a proposal to give every Illinois seventh grader a laptop:

But it seems hard to deny that computer-users, even children, are likely to learn things from their computers. When I was in middle- and high- school I used the internet to learn about the interactions between objectivism and libertarianism, a lot of arguments about the moral character of Shakespeare's Hamlet, how (not) to flirt with girls, lots of poems, and more.

My libertarian sympathies arise from the fact I'm an uncaring, cruel asshole who feels nothing for the stupid, ignorant, and hopeless masses who really can't lead successful lives without someone beating virtue into them or paying them enough not to starve on the streets or riot. It never occurred to me that others might arive at the same conclusions because they honestly thought everyone else was like them. Wow.

Addendum: I look forward to the followup post suggesting that Illinois should also buy all 16 year olds cars and collision insurance. After all, he no doubt used his to visit distant museums on the weekends and run errands for [insert cliche here].