The Digital Divide

There is already a divide in our society, without adding the digital divide. There is a divide between the rich and the poor, the majority and the minorities, and the urban and the rural. Now if you add the digital divide into that, then you create even more of a division in our society. Would this be dangerous? I’m not sure that dangerous is the right word to use. However, the digital divide is definitely bad for our society. The digital divide separates people without technology from people who have technology. The people with the more advanced technology and access to the internet have all the resources that they need right at their fingertips. Without access to the same technology, other people are left way behind. This creates a very big gap and imbalance in our society.

 

With capitalism, companies in the digital world are competing with each other to make the best product. For example, the HD versus Blue Ray DVDs. HD was the way to go, but not any more. Blue Ray won that battle. Privately owned companies are always going to be competing with each other for the consumer’s wants, needs and money. New advanced technology is always the hot item being sold to these consumers. People with technology always want more and if they can afford it they’ll buy it. There are people in our society who don’t even have the simplest technology so how can they afford the latest technology? Capitalism is causing the digital divide to grow larger.