I wasn't at the panel, but I disagree with the idea that technology is a
root cause of the massive inequality of the world. I think technology is
neutral, it is a tool whose use can be motivated by greed and profit or by
social consciousness. The current tide of "globalism from below", a
historic network of independent media reporters, organizers, and activists
exists today because of "widespread" deployment of communication technology
throughout the first and and parts of the third world. Events like the
World Social Forum at Port Alegro Brazil or the Seattle protests couldn't
have been organized without technology. I'm not delusional, I know 3/5 of
the world's population doesn't have clean sanitation let alone have used a
telephone, but that's more of a reason we need to focus on getting
technology in the hands of the disempowered rather than wishing it would go
away. My two cents, back to techno.
At 10:15 AM 6/5/2002 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yeah this is a little late but.....
i was at the submerge panel saturday morning of demf....it had a very "pro
technology" flavor to it...imo that is rather problematic since technology
has played a _large_ part in the rising levels of inequality both in the
united states (the income of the poorest 20 percent of households has
fallen in real terms by about 15 percent in the last 25 years) as well as
in developing countries (increases in technology have led to globalization
which has led to dramatic increases in inequity in these countries)..i
understand that the panelists were not there to speak on such things but
all of us have a responsiblity to understand our place in the world
back to the music
kathleen
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