Selfe's main claims-Narrative #2

(301) "A second favorite cultural story that we tell ourselves in connection with computers and change focuses on equity, opportunity, and access-all characteristics ascribed to the electronic landscape we have constructed on the internet and to the computer use, in general". The author backs up her claim by explaining that ALL Americans like to think they have an opportunity, founded on the values of hard work and fair play, to succeed. They place value on innovation, individualism and competition, and still have the neighborly concern for others, the hallmark of democracy.

(304) "Unfortunately, Americans have no collective imaginary context for, or historical experience of,a real global village, nor do they have any real experience with an undifferentiated land of opportunity". Cynthia expresses how it is only the land of opportunity for some, not all. There seems to be a line that separates different races, different countries, and the poor people from the the privileged groups of people within America.

She believes that if everyone had an equal opportunity to the access of technology and the opportunities it provides, it isn't evident in the images she has chosen to portray in her article.