Has the total net effect of i-tech (internet, etc.) been unifying or dis-unifying?

[shraby]

10. It's a learning experience par excellence. Some of which the ptb would rather we

didn't learn, case in point how other countries have universal health care for their citizens which works very well and we don't. We've been told forever that it doesn't work cause no one can get in to see a doctor without a long wait...months even.
We also learn how other countries live because we can and do communicate with each other now with ease.
We can easily share what we've learned, or want to help others with, like genealogy or whatever we think we can teach others.
We can see things we never dreamed of seeing. We don't have to wait until maybe..just maybe.. it will be on the television machine, we can see them because someone posted a video. We can not only see things, but re-see them as many times as we want.
Some things beautiful beyond descriptions that only pictures can describe, and also some things horrid and we can see they need fixed.
On the whole, I think the internet is the best thing since sliced bread.