The gap between the haves and the have-nots worries me.

More often than not the have-nots are those outside the loop. In the past I would have agreed that literacy was the main factor that influenced this prescence but nowadays I feel it takes more than just being able to read to consider oneself part of 'the revolution.'

If modern technology and computer literacy rates were available for the world's nations, as well as regular access to such resources, I think you would see a much more regular corelation to living standards and wealth.