The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year, everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Communication networks connect everyone regardless of status or moral standing.
- In plain terms
- Everyone uses the phone, from leaders to criminals.
- What can you take from it?
- Technology serves all people equally.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who benefits most from mass communication?
- Does technology level the playing field?
Another view
Access to technology is not truly equal everywhere.
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