The World is Flat (4)

Potential negative consequences to a flat world could be that too much is done with technology. People start to rely on technology to do everything in their lives, which in some cases people might not be as connected as others because of where they live or what resources they may or may not have. Another consequence which could be either good or bad is everything being virtual and done on the internet. People can already talk on the internet, pay bills, check the weather, watch t.v. and movies, research, and shop. Where is the line going to be drawn? If you can do all of this online with technology, how much longer until no one does business with a person or company face to face, instead of computer to computer? Someday when everything is being done by technology and broadening the flat world, there will be people who will loose their jobs. The people who are (as Freidman describes) the 'Untouchables' will be the exceptions to this. The flat world with these things in mind may not be such a good thing.