Digital Divide

After watching Rhonda’s comment on the digital divide, I was not really moved or touched by her reaction. This is simply because I instinctively reflected on my home town, Jakarta, Indonesia where most of the people still do not have proper houses to stay let alone own a computer that can access internet with cable speed. Some of them even do not have enough money to keep themselves alive, so sometimes they cannot buy books to read. Therefore, they have to go to the library to borrow books or borrow their friend’s book and share the cost. And surprisingly, some of these people became successful without the help of the best technology and live their lives happily without whining and complains.

My point is not that I am opposing this idea of allowing students in America to have access to the best technology, but one can still survive without these technologies. We tend to forget that we are becoming more and more attached to these technologies and we are oblivious that living life in a simple way may bring us more happiness in life.