http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/2008/07/social-class-and-views-of-corporations/ Why Americans Vote the Way they Do Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:59:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/2008/07/social-class-and-views-of-corporations/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Liz W Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:55:44 +0000 http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/?p=17#comment-1717 I think the lower classes are less trusting of data collection for a couple of reasons. One is that since they don't understand the difference between personal data and aggregate data. Professional people are probably more willing to assume the data collected are being used for aggregated purposes such as marketing, and not to follow them personally. Also, less educated people negotiate the world with a less complex and nuanced understanding of what's going on, relying on "horse sense". This may cause them to have a gut suspicion of things they don't understand in general, which may serve them well when it comes to negotiating the lower class world - payday loans, scams, etc. I think the lower classes are less trusting of data collection for a couple of reasons. One is that since they don’t understand the difference between personal data and aggregate data. Professional people are probably more willing to assume the data collected are being used for aggregated purposes such as marketing, and not to follow them personally. Also, less educated people negotiate the world with a less complex and nuanced understanding of what’s going on, relying on “horse sense”. This may cause them to have a gut suspicion of things they don’t understand in general, which may serve them well when it comes to negotiating the lower class world – payday loans, scams, etc.

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