40. Mythinformation, Winner, 1986

• Positive social change does not naturally come about solely because of a computer's availability
• Author asks "what the social goals of..." the computer revolution will be?
• He gets rid of the common myths that 
• "People are bereft of information"
  
• "information in knowledge"
  
• "knowledge is power"
  
• "increased access to information diminishes unnecessary social hierarchy and increases democracy
  
• "The transitions accompanying computer technologies may have some democratizing potential--but this potential must be identified and worked toward."  This is not something that will happen naturally as a result of the technology simply being present
• Three major concerns:  The surveillance issue, the chance in human sociability, and the 'rhizomatic' nature of computers.