Hayao Miyazaki says: - iPad users are "Chronic Onanists"!

[Raffaele the Amigan]

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/07/13/miyazaki-ipad-users-nothing-but-chronic-masturbators/

Hayao Miyazaki, of Studio Ghibli fame, has launched into one of his trademark rambling tirades against the ills of technology, likening “iWhatever” users to “chronic onanists.”

The remarks came in the context of an interview with Miyazaki published in “Neppu,” an in-house Ghibli rag, which had been covering the iPad.

Upon being confronted by an interviewer fiddling with his iPad, Miyazaki let loose:

“That thing that looks like a gaming device in your hand, along with that strange stroking movement you make with your hands is by no means attractive to me, nor am I at all impressed by it. I feel a sense of revulsion for it, in fact.

I’m sure in short time there will be an increase in people on trains making those strange masturbatory strokes. It was the same when everyone started reading manga on trains, and when it became cellphones â€" I’m fed up with it.”

That was merely his initial statement.

The interviewer went on the defensive, describing how he thought the iPad a good tool for research, and something to buy books on and look up information with.

This only aggravated Miyazaki further however:

“It may seem like I am ignoring your human rights to say this, but you can’t research any of that. Why? Because you have no way of knowing what it’s like to be on an old trireme, or having empathy with the men on board, covered in sweat as they labour at their oars.

You go out into the world without enriching your imagination. You are merely grasping the iWhatever as a skimming tool you use to stroke yourself.

I’m sure there are many people who want to become omnipotent by getting their hands on this iWhatever. I’ll tell you sir, there were once a bunch of people who wore radio cassette players (those bulky things) wherever they went in the sixties. They wore it like a priceless emblem.

They’re mostly probably living off of pension funds now, but you and them are the same. You jump at the newest gadgets, and all you do is relish the pride in owning one as some consumer.

You must not become a consumer. You must become someone that creates.

[Aurora Borealis]

BWAHAHAHA! Nicely said!

[Red-Machine]

Yes, I saw that.  Miyazaki is a traditionalist and traditionalists tend to have good points in this day and age.  The comments were mostly ripping him because it seemed as if in one part he was telling people to only create and not consume; that was just poor word use, those guys really showed their ignorance by flaming him for it.

[Chocofreak13]

This is one of the reasons Miyazaki is my hero. Badass, Awesomely Creative, and Someone you'd want as your 3rd grandpa. >:3

[NejinOniwa]

Well, better than ol' Steve, at least.

...in fact, better than EITHER of the Steves. Oh, the horror...

[Chocofreak13]

the only steves i know are:

pretty sure there was a "steve" on full house
stephen lynch
my friend's friend (my new friend) steve

[NejinOniwa]

What, Jobs and Ballmer aren't Steve enough for you?

[Raffaele the Amigan]

What, Jobs and Ballmer aren't Steve enough for you?

;022

And don't forget Steve Wozniak...  ;012

[Chocofreak13]

oh gods, THOSE steves. forgot about them.

well, point is, THOSE steves turned half the planet into chronic masturbators. xD

[NejinOniwa]

One of them did, at least. As for the other one - you don't want to KNOW what he's trying to accomplish.

[Kiso]

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Is that anywhere close to what I think he is trying to do?

[NejinOniwa]

Developers? Coverup. In fact, his entire mad-hattery suite is just a big damn cover. Sweet was the time we had with Billy boy at the rudder, now we're just waiting for the edge...

[coldReactive]

What's an onanist? Seeing as it isn't a word, but Onan is a name.

[Red-Machine]

A masturbator.  Comes from the story of Onan, who was smited by God for masturbating too much.

[Raffaele the Amigan]

A masturbator.  Comes from the story of Onan, who was smited by God for masturbating too much.

Onan, son of Judah (Gen 38:9)

He had also a famous nephew called Onan the Barbarian...   ;012