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Wrestleview Live #36: Greatest Royal Rumble Review with Paul Nemer and Mike Tedesco

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Wrestleview Live #36: Greatest Royal Rumble Review

Wrestleview Live returned with Podcast #36 on Friday afternoon (April 27, 2018) with hosts Paul Nemer and Mike Tedesco to review WWE’s Greatest Royal Rumble from Saudi Arabia.

Podcast Summary:

2:00 – Paul and Mike on initial thoughts including yet another Roman Reigns loss 16:00 – Discussion on getting another AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke…

Before these readings, I had no idea that digital divide and digital inclusion were actual terms. They sound pretty simple. Digital divide = the divide between people who have and don’t have technology while digital inclusion = including everyone by providing technology. This was sort of my train of thought reading City of Austin, and I was amazed and somewhat inspired by all these organizations who are willing to help break the digital divide and give access to those who don’t have it. As helpful and important this concept is, I’ve come to understand that it is more than just providing. Education plays a major role to digital inclusion. Part of breaking the divide is not only giving access but teaching as well. You can’t give someone access to a computer and expect them to know everything. Nowadays, everyone knows that technology is the most progressive and used tool in everything we do. My grandparents know this, your grandparents know this - you get the gist. However, understanding is different than actually knowing. People have to know how to use the internet, how to use Word, how to use Power Point, how to use an e-mail, and so on. In order to really break the divide and begin inclusion, there needs to be a system of teaching.

Since the beginning of technology there has always been some sort of digital divide. However, as society moves forward and advancements continue to develop, one could argue that there’s never been more of a technological divide. Accessibility will always be a issue for digital literacy and other ways to merge the digital gap. In fact, the cat and mouse game of constantly trying to keep up with technology almost seems redundant. With the development of new technology every day, society has to CONSTANTLY keep up. With all of that being said, due to socioeconomic statuses and other means of access, the digital divide will always exist. However, we as a society can try our best to keep up and bridge that gap as much as possible, because the more digitally literate society is, the higher it’s functionality will be in the future. 

One time when I was in high school one of my mom’s friends who was attending college needed help with navigating and creating Word documents and Powerpoints and asked if I could help her one afternoon at the school’s computer lab. I hardly remember exactly what I helped her with, but I remember when we were finished she was extremely appreciative.

Even though she had access to the lab, she didn't have that much underlying knowledge about the programs and how to use them. She didn’t grow up using these certain technologies like I had in elementary and middle school. Even though programs do change and update regularly, my initial and continuous experience and knowledge of how to navigate and do things in Word, Google, and Powerpoint carry over to programs I'm less familiar with and any future technological iterations or changes.

Then there are people who don’t have the resources or time available to use digital technology, and when so many (possibly required) things today take place through digital media and programs exclusion becomes a very serious issue.

I believe with the prominence and need of technology today in job applications, receiving news, and participation in other activities that access and knowledge of technology and digital networks has become almost a necessary right for everyone. The analysis and distinctions that Nemer makes in his article (the usage gap, second-level digital divide, emerging digital differentiation, and digital inclusion) are all important to ensuring that we can work towards making sure everyone has access to digital education.