At 05:48 PM 7/28/1998 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] so eloquently stated: >> >> `Digital divide' growing wider >> Graph of report results >> BY DAVID PLOTNIKOFF >> Mercury News Staff Writer >> >> http://www.sjmercury.com/business/tech/docs/net072898.htm > >> According to the study, obtained Monday by the Mercury News, blacks and >> Hispanics overall are falling farther behind whites in computer ownership. >> (Asian-American households were not broken out in the study.) The gap >> between high-income and low-income households in computer ownership also has >> widened. > > I believe part of it, a LARGE part of it, is an attitude difference. >Not everyone sees information as useful. > > You laugh! But it is true. Look at human endeavors. Look at people >themselves. A vast group of people just don't see the internet as >important. They won't see it as important till they can drive to work >over it, till they see the dollars. Many of them have the attitude of >"Show me the money first". And refuse to invest in personal >infrastructure. > > How many people go to libraries on a monthly basis? How many >subscribe to the local newspaper? Many don't care. > > The gulf between the rich and poor is an attitude gulf. Those who >rise, believe their efforts have value and can change their status. Most >of those who sink, are those who believe they are oppressed and take no >steps to improve their knowledge base, and many of those put their >investments into ego and "self esteem" boosting purchases. > Interesting points. I am on a couple of news reporters lists, and I'm going to post that question. Many think it is a money issue, and Web TV will change that. However, you bring up a better point of view. I wonder how reading newspapers breaks down? I know it has declined in general, but I wonder how across ethnic and economic demographics. George _______________________________________________________ George Matyjewicz, C.M.O. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GAP Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.gapent.com/ Moderator of E-Tailer's Digest http://www.gapent.com/etailer/ Your Resource for Retail on the Net Moderator E-Marketing Digest http://www.webbers.com/emark/ Marketing Your Web http://www.gapent.com/myweb/ ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
