Beliefs / Themes
Internet Optimists |
Internet Pessimists |
Culture / Social |
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Net is Participatory |
Net is Polarizing |
Net yields Personalization |
Net yields Fragmentation |
a “Global village” |
Balkanization |
Heterogeneity / Diversity of Thought |
Homogeneity / Close-mindedness |
Net breeds pro-democratic tendencies |
Net breeds anti-democratic tendencies |
Tool of liberation & empowerment |
Tool of frequent misuse & abuse |
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