It is a plausible conclusion to draw that fissures resulting from some being able to cope with information technology successfully, and others being unable to embrace it will take a turn for serious, resulting in social discord.
To embark upon the discussion, IT education begins at school, but not all institutions can afford to impart it, especially the public schools with skeletal facilities. The learners in such establishments are more focused on learning basic life skills in order to sustain a livelihood as adults. However, as reliance on IT increases substantially, such youth will find it implausible to secure jobs since their technical knowledge would be extremely limited. Consequently, they would end up being a part of the unskilled labour, fueling jealousy for those who are computer literate, which may result in clash of professional objectives, precipitating into conflicts and hostilities.
Moreover, it is also feared that the things will not stop here. The gap in learning will also cause a great disparity in the amount of earnings, resulting in widening the divide between the rich, and the poor – where the privileged section will progress in an era that relies heavily on the Information Technology fueled work, whereas the poor will continue to be unable to afford opportunities made available by this technology. Furthermore, this may have a cascading effect on the future generations of the less fortunate as they would have lesser chances to pave their own path to success; consequently, causing a permanent wedge in two classes.
Overall, I fully second the opinion that the possibility of social fault lines surfacing between those capable of adapting to the IT environment and those unable to, seems imminent which might have unwarranted outcomes.
