Is Technology the Key to Moving Up the Ladder?

In class recently we have been learning about social mobility, which refers to the ability to move up and down on the social class "ladder". We have been analyzing this term through the works of Gatsby and Citizen Kane, through these example of it, as a class we discovered that it is very difficult to move up this ladder of class. Why? Well we can't know for sure because there are many factors that tie into determining ones class.

One thing that was not really brought up when discussing social mobility in Gatsby/Kane was how technology can help move someones class. In a recent article that discusses the possibility of technology really changing class for many in America, it explains the possibilities that new tech has. The article explores how there are many ways that technology may influence and better class. New start-ups and innovations to products may play a huge part in this. Because of the companies needing to produce on a  big scale, they open up opportunities for jobs in manufacturing these products to people that don't have jobs, and may be considered lower class. It also brings up that these new driven tech companies' products have a huge effect on the consumer. By using the product, majority of these consumers increase there knowledge and better their brains. Intelligence is a key to moving up the social ladder, and these companies are driving people to move up.

The next time you see another tech product on TV or a advertisement, think about how it actually might  effect the people around you, instead of just looking at it like its just another ad.