Enlarging our vision still more, it is not absurd to hope that putting the world’s poor online would result in connections between them and more affluent people, leading to more assistance. Research shows that people are more likely to donate to a charity helping the hungry if they are given a photo and told the name and age of a girl like those the charity is aiding.
继续放宽我们的视线就会觉得，希望全世界穷人接入互联网能让他们与丰裕人群取得联系、获得更多援助的观点也并不可笑。研究表明，在看到照片或被告知慈善对象的姓名和年龄的情况下，人们为减少饥饿的慈善事业慷慨解囊的可能性就会增加。既然一张照片和些许身份信息就能做到，为何让人们取得联系做不到？