In modern society, it is possible to go shopping, work and communicate via the Internet without face-to-face contact with one another. To what extent do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, with

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you can shop for anything, work at home, and communicate with people around the world.

This

trend has some upsides and downsides.

However

, I believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

First

of all, the

development

of

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modern society is good for the economy, because many countries need international trade to level up their economies.

For example

, China's economy is good because it is the industrial

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of the world and other countries buy products from it.

Also

, the current technological

development

is very useful for working. Indeed, a computer today can allow you to work remotely.

This

was very useful during the recent Covid pandemic

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because a lot of people had to work from home.

On the other hand

, these positive sides

also

have limits.

Firstly

,

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international trade allows the whole world to have what it wants, but it creates pollution

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because transportation by boat, plane, or truck to deliver the products emit carbon dioxide.

Secondly

, it is less visible, but

internet

consumption

also

pollutes. When the network is overloaded, which was the case during the covid pandemic, the data

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consume more electricity and pollute more. But

also

, when the

internet

network is overloaded, it can fail and cause big problems because society depends on it in a lot of ways today. To conclude, the recent

development

in our society has a positive side, because it permits the

development

of countries. But it

also

has limits, and we need to use the

internet

more intelligently.