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.