For the first time in collective history, people are starting to be judged based on abilities rather than age, race, sex, or any other discriminating factors, within the confines of cyberspace.
Through these interactions and many others, the Internet allows people to develop a global viewpoint, to literally expand their horizons, and to discover within themselves new interests, new innovations, and new ideas. Not only are we brought together by our common interests, but in turn, we are able to share new aspects of our individual cultures with each other. Through its use, I have daily interactions with people from Canada, Japan, Australia, and many other nations besides my native country (I'm an American citizen). The beauty of the Internet is that it is an amalgamizing cultural communication medium. In the years to come, I doubt that we'll see democracy reborn through electronic communication, but that instead, we will see the world continue to shrink towards a new social/political/cultural point. I think, in essence, that the Internet is an equalizing force, but that it's not yet able to make full use of its own potential.
Before the Internet, it wasn't possible for everybody to be equal.Įiriene So, this is not so much a question, as a response to what Jonathan wrote. There is no discrimination on the Internet. Jonathanlebed (Producer, The New York Times Magazine on the Web) On the Internet, it doesn't matter what your race is, what your gender is, how old you are, how fat you are, or anything like that. Lebed were profiled in two articles by Michael Lewis- 'Faking It' and 'Jonathan Lebed's Extracurricular Activities'.
The 's Readers' Opinions area hosted Marcus Arnold, a 15 year-old who posed as an attorney on, and Jonathan Lebed, who manipulated stocks on the Web, in a special panel discussion.
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