In the last few decades , people all over the world were told that humankind is on the path to equality , and that globalization and new technologies will help us get there sooner .

在过去的几十年，全世界的人都被告知全球化和新科技会帮我们更快地走向平等的社会。

In reality , the twenty - first century might create the most unequal societies in history . Though globalization and the Internet bridge the gap between countries , they threaten to enlarge the rift between classes , and just as humankind seems about to achieve global unification , the species itself might divide into different biological castes（等级） .

但实际上，21世纪或许会创造出史上最bu 平等的社会。尽管全球化和网络为各国搭建了桥梁，却加深了jie 级分化。就像人类看似要实现全球统一，而物种自己也许会分成三六 九deng。

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文章来源：21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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