I don't share in your cynicism or in your application of the phrase 'historically inevitable'. There are many technologies that were invented along time ago and

I don't share in your cynicism or in your application of the phrase 'historically inevitable'. There are many technologies that were invented along time ago and that were historically inevitable that still haven't reached many parts of the world, for example electricity and clean water. Poverty may have been reduced substantially but it still has a long way to go and can benefit hugely from organizations like the OLPC and their ilk.