While it isn't the responsibility of the tech industry to fix these problems, per se, it certainly would be a great demonstration of the power of technology if

While it isn't the responsibility of the tech industry to fix these problems, per se, it certainly would be a great demonstration of the power of technology if the tech community could use the tools they create to better organize society, elect more effective politicians, enact better legislation, and address the negative social impacts of income and wealth inequality. It is also possible though that the progressive belief that poverty and inequality are "solvable" problems is simply wrong. Maybe there aren't "solutions" to these problems and it is a waste of time to even try.