Believe Quote by Jared Cohen
“The number of people who believe in stopping violence in the world is wildly greater than those that want to perpetrate it. When everybody has a smartphone, the ability for people to actually do something about violence goes up significantly.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: TED Talk on Violence Prevention, 2015
Widespread desire to stop violence exists; smartphones empower individuals to intervene, increasing collective capacity to address conflict.
In simple terms: People want peace, tech helps.
Leverage technology to promote safety.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- community safety apps
- online reporting
- crowdsourced monitoring
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What tech can most effectively reduce violence?
- How to ensure privacy while monitoring?
Digital tools can be misused or ignored.