▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁py ram id , ▁perpet u ating ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁and ▁post ▁Marx ian ▁class ▁conflict . ▁He ▁also ▁voices ▁concern ▁over ▁the ▁tr end ▁that ▁finds ▁social ▁util ities ▁operating ▁in ▁a ▁quasi - li bert arian ▁global ▁environment ▁of ▁o lig opol y ▁that ▁requires ▁users ▁in ▁econom ically ▁challeng ed ▁nations ▁to ▁spend ▁high ▁percent ages ▁of ▁annual ▁income ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁devices ▁and ▁services ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁media ▁l ifest yle . ▁Neil ▁Post man ▁also ▁cont ends ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁will ▁increase ▁an ▁information ▁dispar ity ▁between ▁" w inners " ▁– ▁who ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁social ▁media ▁act ively ▁– ▁and ▁" los ers " ▁– ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁familiar ▁with ▁modern ▁techn ologies ▁or ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁them . ▁People ▁with ▁high ▁social ▁media ▁skills ▁may ▁have ▁better ▁access ▁to ▁information ▁about ▁job ▁opportun ities , ▁potential ▁new ▁friends , ▁and ▁social ▁activities ▁in ▁their ▁area , ▁which ▁may ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁standard ▁of ▁living ▁and ▁their ▁quality ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁Political ▁polar ization ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁P ew ▁Research ▁Center , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Americans ▁at ▁least ▁occasionally ▁receive ▁news ▁from ▁social ▁media . ▁Because ▁of ▁algorithms ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁which ▁filter ▁and ▁display ▁news ▁content ▁which ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁match ▁their ▁users ’ ▁political ▁prefer ences , ▁a ▁potential ▁impact ▁of ▁receiving ▁news ▁from ▁social ▁media ▁includes ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁political ▁polar ization ▁due ▁to ▁select ive