In a message dated 10/4/05 3:21:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> You can lead a horse to water... what I've found is that unless people > can solve a problem that's bugging them with technology, they really > don't care too much. If you show a computer doing word processing to > someone who has never felt the need to use one and don't see the need to > use one now, it's unlikely that they would dedicate time to it. In low > income households, especially if it's a low wage household, people get > paid little for lots of work - they don't have cushy jobs where they sit > around all day, they are usually on their feet. Then they have children, > so when they get home they should spend time with the children, though > that may mean snoring lightly under the same roof. There's a good book > out, 'Nickel and Dimed', which describes what low wage life is like. > Having lived on low wages - fortunately, alone and without kids - I > identify with the book through that period of my life. > > > > > > I agree completely. Bonnie Bracey Sutton [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
