Internet, second best leveller?

When I was a kid of around 12 years of age, there was a competition in Economic Times, where they asked quiz about Switzerland. We did not win the competition, but it was great fun answering the questions. And the biggest aid we had was the Encyclopedia gifted by my uncle. Well, I can be considered to be lucky the treasure trove at my disposal. Considering the state of libraries and other resources available at the time in the small scale city in which I grew up, it was gold mine.

But not many were lucky like me. Even I remember struggling to complete the different projects given to me in school just due to lack information and means to access the information.

As I grew to went to college, the main difference I found between the students from Bigger cities and other places was the exposure they had to information at very young age. It caused the difference between an outgoing smart students good at oratory etc and an introvert, shy student who is equally intelligent but with small city background.

But not anymore. At least the middle class families even in villages afford the luxury of a computer and a net connection of decent speed. With tools like wikipedia, google search etc, there is not much advantage that a big city student has over the smaller city cousin. Well, the children will need the attention to check the journey down the wrong path, made easier with the advent of Internet. Every invention is a double edged sword and it is upto us to be careful.

Hence the title. Internet the second best leveller (next only to death :) )