Topic: Can Technology Help Eradicate Poverty? - page 4. (Read 1072 times)

technology would have help to eradicate poverty if everybody world over where technologically inclined, but reverse seems to be the case because not everybody is technologically aware. Technology have really help to ease the way we do and view things, like for instance now am sitting in my sitting room and bounty hunting, at the end i get paid in token for each campaign i engage in, i mean that wont have been possible without technology. But the problem is that not everyone is educated enough to do such, not everyone have the awareness of bounty, you see, technology will only ease our stress but cant eradicate poverty completely. Information and education coupled with technological advancement will at least eradicate poverty to the bearest minimum.

Technology can help to eradicate poverty as one can reach out to the world for wider knowledge and better gains. instead of being secluded in a place or being redundant

No, technology alone cannot eradicate poverty. The only thing that can eradicate poverty is money and opportunities. You can give people money and food but it is better to create jobs and infrastructure that can be used to build communities and countries from the ground up and let people help themselves. Most people I think would prefer the opportunity to help themselves rather than rely on free hand outs but there needs to be the opportunity there in the first place. I think most people would like jobs and education, but if the schools and workplaces are miles away and they have no money to get there then it becomes a catch 22 situation. Instead of international corporations going to developing countries and paying them peanuts they should pay them a fairer wage. The people can then get themselves out of poverty whilst those companies can still benefit from lower wages (but not sweat-shop wages) and the country will gradually develop from there. The problem is is that companies only care about paying low wages and cutting costs and people are often desperate and have no choice.


People already know what life is like for the most unfortunate on the planet, but they don't want to be reminded about it because it's a depressing part of the reality of humanity, and as the old saying goes out of sight out of mind.

While technology allow us to communicate and reach wider people in any part of he world, making it easier to spread and seek help, I do not think it will help eradicate poverty. Sometimes you can only help someone who actually wants to be helped. At the end of the day, a person's success/personal development lies in themselves.

I have Two Answer, Yes And No:
-Yes because it will in school to gain more knowledge, it will also help them to contribute on society, like social medias, it can help also help for Donation and funds who experience Poverty.
-No because like others said, Technologies are too expensive and it cannot provide the remote islands

I think no. New technologies are expensive. Even I can not buy a lot of technology. My salary is not enough. There will always be the poor. The poor will not disappear.

No. You can only achieve it if you are a part of it. Technology can only support us, but it cannot eradicate poverty. Why? If people from poor countries are still unable to cope with the evolution and development happening in our world, they will be still. But, if their country men are able to cope with it, they will be able to eradicate poverty. You cannot simply become rich just because of technology, you have to learn first before you achieve.

Empathy can often be counter productive.

Look at wellfare.
Look at Africa.

We pour in billions and billions of voluntary donated $ into Africa to feed the people, and nothing is achieved since they aren't capable of producing their own items to make their own lives easier.

People need to take care of themselves.

Having empathy doesn't mean you're going to do something good, only that you're going to feel like you're doing something good.
Sometimes the harsh options are the best options for the people.

Technologies like virtual and augmented realities create experiences which can help generate empathy. Why? Because these experiences enable us humans to live in the shoes of others. Makes sense, right? This can foster understanding and compassion among leaders and policymakers, helping solve issues such as civil rights, social welfare and immigration, and therefore can be a solution to growth and equality.
What do you think?