Some believe that advances in technology are increasing the gap between rich and poor while others think the opposite is happening. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

It is widely held that the advancement in

technology

is enlarging the

gap

between affluent individuals and the poor ones, whereas others disagree with

this

statement and believe that

instead

of increasing the

gap

,

technology

closer the difference between those two classes of

people

.

This

essay will scrutinize the explanation between the two contrasting aspects before the conclusion of why my position lies on the latter proposition is reached. On the one hand,

although

technology

is developing rapidly and extensively in recent decades, it is still inaccessible to

people

in poverty.

This

is due to the fact that electronic devices which are unaffordable for the poor are needed in order to utilize the potential of the

technology

, and a set of knowledge is a vital requirement for using it.

For instance

, the poor will prioritise their fundamental needs for survival rather than

technology

which they are ignorant of.

Consequently

, poor individuals are left behind while the wealthy ones who are fully-equipped gain enormous benefits from the advances in

technology

which make them grow richer, increasing the

gap

between the poor and the rich more than usual.

On the other hand

, impoverished

people

can make use of

technology

to improve their standard of living. To explain, technological advancement offers the poor a host of opportunities to lift themselves up from poverty, as well as better well-being, by providing job opportunities, practical knowledge, and financial security.

For example

, in Thailand, a number of farmers are shifting their sale methods to online selling,

such

as Facebook pages or Tiktok lives, which attract a lot of attention and boost their sales figures unprecedentedly.

As a result

, the improvement of the socioeconomic status of poor

people

is narrowing the

gap

between

people

who are prosperous and those who are insufficient. In conclusion, even though the advances in

technology

are both curse and blessing, I am inclined to believe that the potential of closing the difference between social classes of

people

by granting more opportunities to

people

who lack them outweighs the drawback of increasing those gaps. If the

technology

is exploited appropriately, there is no doubt that we could unlock its full potential of it to enhance society.