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[FYI] The have-nots will strike back
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- From: Horns@t-online.de (Axel H. Horns)
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 09:30:23 +0100
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Experts Tell Tech Developers To
Help Society
(06/08/99, 9:52 a.m. ET)
By Mo Krochmal, TechWeb
NEW YORK -- Technology builders must
find a way to bridge the gap between
technology haves and have-nots, a Harvard
University law professor said Monday.
If not, the majority of the population, the
have-nots, will strike back, said Roberto Mangabeira
Unger at the Rising Time Summit 2, a new-media
conference and trade show held here in New York.
"We are being set up for a dangerous situation,"
said Unger.Speaking in an annex to the Cathedral of
St. John the Divine, Unger said high technology was
"being practiced in isolation from the vast majority
of people."
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