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Science & Tech Quote by Marc Morial

"Technology is permeating every single thing we do... And to the extent that we can better expose our young people to all the different ways that technology can be used, not just for video games or toys, we're planning for the future"

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Technology, in Marc Morial's telling, is not a sector; it's an atmosphere. The line "permeating every single thing we do" deliberately overstates to make a practical point: if tech is everywhere, then access to tech literacy is no longer enrichment, it's infrastructure. As a politician, Morial isn't chasing poetic ambiguity. He's building a case for policy, funding, and public-private partnerships that can be sold to skeptical parents, budget hawks, and school boards alike.

The phrase "better expose our young people" is soft-edged on purpose. It frames intervention as opportunity rather than remediation, sidestepping the stigmas that often attach to workforce programs or "at-risk" education initiatives. Then comes the pivot: "not just for video games or toys". That's a cultural corrective wrapped in a mild scold, aimed as much at adult perceptions as at teens. He's countering the common dismissal of screens as distraction by arguing that the same devices associated with leisure can be re-scripted as tools for creation, income, and mobility.

"Planning for the future" lands like a civic virtue, but the subtext is urgency: communities that treat technology as optional will be priced out of the next economy. In the background sits the digital divide, unequal school resources, and the political need to translate abstract innovation into kitchen-table stakes. Morial's intent is clear: redefine tech education as a form of social insurance, and make it sound as inevitable as the technology itself.

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Marc Morial (born January 3, 1958) is a Politician from USA.

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