We find that etext media is approached from the perspective of that of print. Many institutions shelve, code, classify and distribute electronic media as they would print media. There is also a redistribution of power that comes along with the decentralization of information. The distribution and availability of etext based documents, as discussed above, over high speed networks has virtually eliminated an old class of literally elite. Our digital media transforms the way we live and communicate.
Tribalism is our only resource since the electro-magnetic discovery.
Etext is a hallmark of our shifting back to a tactile mode of group communication. As such, etext is indeed a metaphor for print since we can now hear what we are writing. MIT Media Lab. Prentice Hall, 1991. Graham S. I. HTML Sourcebook.