Poor people may be vaguely interested in new media but they are more
interested in not staving to death or being displaced by wars and
natural disasters. The best third world use of new media is the
Moslem extremists who use the internet as a propoganda and recruiting
tool. While the other side of the digital divide, the have nots, may
want the technology, they neither want nor understand the cultures
that have produced it. After all, we are talking about using new
media as a tool for cultural transmission.
On Apr 11, 2006, at 9:46 PM, jennifer.gunther@gmail.com wrote:
Potential viewers without the
advantages of these technologies... what do they do? Come to the show
and see the installation?