Divisions

Schiller article: The fact that the government is destroying so many documents is certainly worrisome, although not entirely surprising. It would have been helpful had Schiller actually given some sort of solution for the problem, but I'm not sure there is a solution, it's hard to regulate what the government does. Obviously Schiller is in favor of complete openness with documents, but again, he doesn't really give any sort of help for the problem, he just points it out. Most of his complaints are very valid, but there has to be a time for data deprivation once in a while.

Norris article: Norris doesn't seem to be making many new points, but there really is not much else that can be said about the digital divide. There's a big digital divide, it's much worse in South America, Africa, Latin America, etc. At least UNESCO and other companies are being brought to light by Norris, as obviously this is a fairly sizable problem that needs to be remedied sooner rather than later. And as Norris points out, perhaps even in countries where there isn't as much of a digital divide still need to sort some things out in-house, because of the social stratification in places like the U.S., Australia, Sweden, etc.

Lasch article: Lasch makes some very interesting points, especially the faulty reasoning in that artificial intelligence is celebrated as "clarity of the mind" while human brains are "bloody messes of organic matter." These people seem to forget who invented artificial intelligence. This is why there will never be a true society where everything is run by computers, because computers are just as faulty as humans are. The view that management always wants power over the work force is also a very powerful one, as that explains a lot about the consolidation of power when jobs are eliminated and specialization takes more of a hold.