tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364145.post3609350981225184648..comments2020-04-12T01:49:17.894-05:00Comments on LIS 640: Digital divides & differences: Redefining the Digital DivideGreg Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364145.post-38990917763031004292009-02-19T13:12:00.000-06:002009-02-19T13:12:00.000-06:00This chapter gives a great overview and I like the...This chapter gives a great overview and I like their categories, particularly the democratic divide. Thinking about how the democratic divide intersects with and/or builds upon economic opportunity divides, I go back to the comment of the man from the San Diego Urban League (I think) in the video during our first week, when he said that computers could be the new force for achieving civil rights. I also thought of President Obama and his reliance on technology and particularly the Blackberry. I agree that by moving democratic participation online, our society is in danger of excluding some folks even more. I don't think the civil rights promise of the computer has been realized, if it ever in fact existed.Sharon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02786221070651612013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364145.post-49580026876788816362009-02-18T23:35:00.000-06:002009-02-18T23:35:00.000-06:00Hmmm...interesting that the study cites a democrat...Hmmm...interesting that the study cites a democratic divide. I feel like the readings from the prior weeks demonstrated pretty clearly that the digital divide breaks down along race and class lines, and that has been known for a relatively long time. Thus if democratic participation and involvement have been moved online anyway, is that an exclusionary act of race and classism?L. Wynholdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02083482381975032460noreply@blogger.com