Miyazaki’s hatred for touchscreen technology, not just IPads and tablets

What I said on Twitter:

I like Miyazaki’s movies, but he is full of shit when it comes to his hate for technology. His remarks about this is very idiotic.

Just recently, he made an idiotic comment on touchscreen devices like the iPad. This is what he said:

For me, there is no feeling of admiration or no excitement whatsoever. It’s disgusting. On trains, the number of those people doing that strange masturbation-like gesture is multiplying.

I think this can apply to any touchscreen devices, not just an iPad like those haters love to bash. Drag in the touchscreen Blackberry devices and Android that uses the same gestures. There, all smart phone users are doing masturbation-like gestures that he loves to put it.

I love his works and appreciate it that he still animate his movies and shows the traditional way. However, his technophobia disgusts me like his views on modern anime and manga, which he implies that all of them as shit. Although technology can sometimes distract us in our lives (such as texting on your phone while driving or being addicted to MMORPGs), they are very useful devices and essential in today’s society. Miyazaki needs to accept that technology is here to stay and lighten up. If he doesn’t, next he is going to say that using the Wii/Playatation 3 motion controls is like doing a sex-like motion.