MSN has an interview with Martha Lane Fox that doesn’t have much ClassCon in it other than this interesting bit:
If you could give an hour to anybody (alive of dead) who would you choose and why?
Haha, now that’s a great question because one of the things that lots of people have said to me is that they’ve pledged their hour but were sick of their aunt or uncle not being on the internet. But actually it wasn’t about the computer, they just sat down and had a right laugh with the person, were told stuff about them (maybe they didn’t know) and really had a good time.
It’s a completely ridiculous and slightly fantastical answer but I started a foundation when I left lastminute.com, it’s called Antigone (pronounced an-ti-ga-nee).
I studied Classics when I was at university – Antigone was a character from Greek Myths who stood up for what she believed in. Her brother was wrongly accused of something and she was ultimately executed because she stood up for him and wouldn’t go with the way of the city. So that’s a very long-winded way of saying I would love to give my hour to Antigone. On many levels it would blow her mind away, the 6th century BC was very forward thinking (they invented democracy).
A more realistic fantasy person would be… [thinks] I know Obama is always on his BlackBerry but I wonder how much he really uses it? I think maybe I’d choose him – I met him for two minutes, but I’d like to extend my two minutes to an hour please. I’d like to show him how the world is changing even beyond how he imagines it changing.
… hmmm … imagine what Antigone would be if she had access to social media …
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