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homes and step foot outside to grab some
takeaway or a coffee to drink. Even with
calling for deliveries, introverts may find it
hard and challenging to interact with
people on the other side of the line.
Through countless developments and
updates, people can get their lunch or
dinner through delivery by just utilising the payment method of cash as their
mobile phone applications and websites. preferred way of completing purchases for
now. Needless to say, this department has
Applications like Foodpanda and such
also changed drastically because of
give customers a convenient path for
technology.
calling up deliveries and filling up their
tummies. However, expenses like delivery Having said that, there are also many
fees and service charges may pose as a drawbacks to being overly reliant on
turn off for many customers that are not technology. While the benefits technology
willing to spend more. As such, overly gives us are remarkable and convenient,
relying on food being delivered right to being overly reliant may restrict us even
your doorstep may burn more holes in further and prevent ourselves from
your wallet. The same goes for shopping learning and stagnating our skills in
online, or anything that can be delivered. problem-solving.
After the discussion of food delivery, For example, students will find
we must also talk about the payment that learning mathematical solutions a drag and
comes after. The usage of cash is also turn to calculators or the Internet to solve
slowly being pushed aside now due to the problems the easy way. The same goes to
growing popularity of e-wallets, debit cards many people living in cities, people will just
and credit cards. People can satisfy their find solutions or information on the
shopping urges with just a tap on their Internet with just a few taps and instantly,
phone or a swipe of a card, leaving the the problem they are facing is fixed. The
finicky wallet, flipping traditional cash bill existence of the Internet has made several
notes. However, shortcomings do present millions or billions of people lazy and that
themselves in the event of a network loss number does not seem to be dropping as
or a power outage, so people may still put time goes on.
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