Improved communication technology increases misunderstanding between groups

Evidence

Improvements in communication … make for increased difficulties of understanding. The cable compelled contraction of language and facilitated a rapid widening between the English and American languages. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 640

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 640
• XREF: connects to: Communication overload and shallow participation mask genuine community uprooting — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 569; Historical investigation reveals the false limits of universal communication theory — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 595; Mechanical communication growth did not necessarily expand freedom and knowledge — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 650 (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Modern communications technology has fundamentally reshaped human consciousness and social relations #corroborates (0.55)