Cognitive Inequality
2012-02-22 00:41:21.470021+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Kevin Drum: The Internet is a Major Driver of the Growth of Cognitive Inequality.
Or: It's a tool. If you don't know how to use a tool, you can injure yourself. Even if you do know how to use a tool, you can injure yourself. You can also do things with it.
Well worth remembering in discussions about the "digital divide", and in discussions about libraries (which, presumably, have people who are good at using reference materials).