Critically Speaking: We've chipped away at the Digital Divide
But the end of a federal subsidy could make things worse in Long Beach.
We live in a world where you can do literally anything through the internet.
Shop at Costco? Yep. Order in from your favorite restaurant in the city? Check, though I prefer to pick up my orders in person. You can even track when your dog is being walked by a sitter and how many times they’ve “done their business” via an app.
But there are also a growing number of things you need the internet to do. Or at least being connected to the web makes them more convenient. I’m talking about paying your bills, getting updates from your local government about important announcements or applying for and interviewing for jobs.
Not everyone in Long Beach has the ability to do these things because they lack an internet connection, a computer, or both.
