society and control

I don't fully understand or agree with Deleuze's argument. She seems to dislike the direction that the world is moving because it is moving towards a more institutionalized, capitalistic society. A society that captures the young and teaches them that they must be competitive to be successful, if they want to make it to the top they must be better "trained" than the others. My issue lies with this idea that the factory workplace was more communal than the modern day corporation. In some aspects this may be true, but I have a hard time believing that it wasn't a competitive environment, with the majority working towards benefits of some form. The whole "imprisonment" by technology, how codes restrict us, how we are growing to dependent upon machines is also a point contention for me. What I feel Deleuze neglects to see is that computers and technology are freeing in many ways. Yes we may be dependent, but at the same time they make us more independent. They allow us to connect to any location in the world, communicate with anyone. I feel that there have been control mechanisms in nearly every society since the beginning of time. I can think of numerous societies that were more confining and controlling then most modern day societies. One point I do agree with Deleuze on is that peoples privacy is more easily invaded with technological advances. However that's the price that is paid for having the freedom of the world at your fingertips. The essay kind of seemed nostalgic in many ways to the early 20th century, when life seemed simpler. Life may be more complicated now, but the fact remains that in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century people rarely left their towns, and stayed in the same place their entire lives. Now we have the ability to experience the world, any destination is a few hours away. We certainly have broadened our horizons.