You've got to see this, one of the better ways to pass 2 minutes. Also do not miss the discussion on Reddit (
http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/dnu8o/program_o...) some very interesting points are made. Rushkoff's main point is that when we learn a basic skill in a medium (e.g. reading, writing) we not only learn to consume but to create it; ergo, if you don't know how to program you will be manipulated by others who can or at least have to live in a world they they've built.
This analogy is old, e.g. Eloi vs. Marlocks in The Time Machine.