It is commonly believed that modern technological advancements are widening the gap between the upper class and the lower class. Others, however, believe the opposite. In my opinion, certain technological innovations are available to all people in the society and make contributions to bridging the wealth gap, nevertheless, certain innovations are inaccessible to poor because of their high cost.
On the one hand, some people think that certain innovation and discoveries play an integral role in filling the gap between different income levels. This is because they are accessible to all people among different social class due to their easy availability at cheaper rates. For instance, the internet technology is available to almost all sections of the society. It is affordable to all the people and certain places such as railway station, bus station and airport are wifi hotspots where the internet is freely available. Besides this, modern technologies have provided great opportunities for the poor to get rich. For example, the internet has already made many people become billionaire by setting their own commercial website. Compared to traditional industries, which require large initial investment and higher operational costs. Hence, the internet is much better and cheaper platform to make fortune for people from all social backgrounds.
On the other hand, many people argued that certain advancements in technology is not affordable for the poorer sections of the society. Modern medicines, for example, is expensive. Certain new drugs and diagnostic procedures are very costly. Certain affluent people who developed cancer took treatment with special kind of protein which was very expensive but had fewer side effects compared to conventional chemotherapy. Rich people can access these treatments by spending only a small amount of their income and improve their health. Poor people, on the other side, have to spend all of their money for conventional treatment and yet there is no guarantee of returning to a state of good health.
To conclude, although some claim that modern technology magnifies the gap between the rich and the poor, I strongly believe that it could narrow the difference between social classes.
It is
commonly
believed that
modern
technological advancements are widening the
gap
between the upper
class
and the lower
class
. Others,
however
, believe the opposite. In my opinion,
certain
technological innovations are available to all
people
in the society and
make
contributions to bridging the wealth
gap
,
nevertheless
,
certain
innovations are inaccessible to
poor
because
of their high cost.
On the one hand,
some
people
think
that
certain
innovation and discoveries play an integral role in filling the
gap
between
different
income levels. This is
because
they are accessible to all
people
among
different
social
class
due to their easy availability at cheaper rates.
For instance
, the internet
technology
is available to almost all sections of the society. It is affordable to all the
people
and
certain
places such as railway station, bus station and airport are
wifi
hotspots where the internet is
freely
available.
Besides
this,
modern
technologies
have provided great opportunities for the
poor
to
get
rich.
For example
, the internet has already made
many
people
become billionaire by setting their
own
commercial website. Compared to traditional industries, which require large initial investment and higher operational costs.
Hence
, the internet is much better and cheaper platform to
make
fortune for
people
from all social backgrounds.
On the other hand
,
many
people
argued that
certain
advancements in
technology
is not affordable for the poorer sections of the society.
Modern
medicines,
for example
, is expensive.
Certain
new drugs and diagnostic procedures are
very
costly.
Certain
affluent
people
who developed cancer took treatment with special kind of protein which was
very
expensive
but
had fewer side effects compared to conventional chemotherapy. Rich
people
can access these treatments by spending
only
a
small
amount of their income and
improve
their health.
Poor
people
, on the other side,
have to
spend all of their money for conventional treatment and
yet
there is no guarantee of returning to a state of
good
health.
To conclude
, although
some
claim that
modern
technology
magnifies the
gap
between the rich and the
poor
, I
strongly
believe that it could narrow the difference between social
classes
.