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Originally Posted by RWJ
I don't think this is at all desirable, but if you substitute "middle class or higher, with a bit of education" this is already the case. Reading for pleasure is not a phenomenon often found in those with low socio-economic status. And while it would be lovely to get this bracket reading more, they have rather a lot of other pathologies that are higher priorities, a number of which you've alluded to in discussing your current neighbourhood.
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You're right, of course, but I can't help dreaming. On a more upbeat note, I actually see more people reading in the future and I think the inequity in the system is already being tackled by the most unlkiley of groups.
The Pirates.
The movement of sharing amongst peers has grown exponentially, to a point where it can no longer be ignored. What was otherwise a culture dominated by the proft incentive, is rapdily becoming a culture where profit is an afterthought. In a culture where everything is shared freely amongst people there is no digital divide (of course it predicates a reliance on an internet connection and the costs incurred). The poorest person with a connection to the internet can, and will be able to access any part of culture for free. There is no rich and poor in this culture, only the freeflow of information.
(Okay, I'm dreaming again.. I'll have to stop myself
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