# The problem with "trickle-down techonomics"

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2014
- Speaker: Jon Gosier
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_gosier_the_problem_with_trickle_down_techonomics)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Hooray for technology! It makes everything better for everyone!! Right? Well, no. When a new technology, like ebooks or health trackers, is only available to some people, it has unintended consequences for all of us. Jon Gosier, a TED Fellow and tech investor, calls out the idea of "trickle-down techonomics," and shares powerful examples of how new tech can make things actually worse if it's not equally distributed. As he says, "the real innovation is in finding ways to include everyone."

## Lectures

1. [The problem with "trickle-down techonomics"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jon_gosier_the_problem_with_trickle_down_techonomics/358c8f1a9b47), 6 min (TED's player)