Should we be worried about the digital divide? Why or why not?

Firstly, the digital divide should be defined before I should begin assessing the question.
By definition, the digital divide is the gap between people who own at least one computer and have access to the internet and people who do not. This gap is primarily determined by sociological and economical factors.

The digital divide is an occurrence we should be aware and concern about since it is occurring at a global scale. Depending on how wealthy the economy is will determine the digital divide within that economy. Mainly the highly educated and wealthy people have quicker access to the internet compared to less wealthy and poorly educated people. The upper class will always have the resources to gain such access while the lower class will always require more time to gain such resources. It is nearly impossible for the rich and poor to all acquire access to the internet unless a third party intervenes to help the poor by providing resources. Today, many benefits and opportunities occur on the internet and the rich continue to take advantage of such factors. Those who are poor and do not possess the internet continue miss such benefits and opportunities. Thus, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Today, people should have equal benefits and opportunities and a great start would be if everyone had equal access to the internet. However, with the digital divide there will always be those who will and will not have access to the internet and this gap continues to grow larger each passing day. Thus, equal opportunity is eliminated and inequality continues to persist in our world. As long the digital divide creates greater inequality in the world, it will make the world a worse place to live in. This is a notable issue worth worrying about if we are to make this world a better place to reside in. Closing this gap is the primary objective we should strive for if we are to be ethical citizens.