ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how information and communication technology (ICTs) influence inequalities between individuals. I argue that this technology generally increases inequality by making some individuals much more productive and making others superfluous in the labor market. I rely on perspectives that view digital resources as accumulative and that the skills necessary to remain productive are increasing. I argue that these changes in the inequality of production will have substantial consequences for the production and distribution of resources in the long term. I frame this chapter in terms of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and discuss the implications that my analysis entails for these goals. This chapter connects sociological perspectives of a multi-leveled digital divide with economic perspectives on technology and Marx’s concept of the mode of production.
