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People can perform everyday tasks, such as shopping and banking as well as business transactions, without meeting other people face-to-face because of technology. What are the effects of this on individual and society as a whole?

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The advent of
technology
 has brought about many comforts to
people
's lives, especially with handling routine business activities and even bank transactions without having to run around physically to achieve these basic daily tasks.
This
 essay will analyze some of the implications of
this
 modern development on
one
; as an individual, as well as the larger
society
. For the individual,
technology
 has helped to ease the normal stress associated with the running of daily businesses, and make life more comfortable for
people
.
This
 means that, with the possibility of the various online shopping platforms, and the array of online payment options made feasible by a plethora of online banking services; it is easier to avoid
traveling
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 through long distances, sometimes being trapped in stressful hold-up; to visit shopping malls.
Thus
, by the punch of a few keys on
one
's tablet or mobile device,
one
 can conveniently make complex transactions
,
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 and even do an online survey, by surfing through various virtual merchants through their interface.
For instance
, the burden of having to go through a long queue in the bank, to make a deposit or withdrawal is circumvented by the opportunity of internet
technology
.
The
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society
also
 is affected by
this
 advancement in
technology
.
One
 very positive effect is the ability to network every part of the community together, even the remote areas, via the internet, so that everybody can have a taste of development in the larger world. So even, in a place with a poor road network, as long as
such
 place is reached by internet facilities, the business transactions can easily take place.
However
, the bad side of
technology
 on the
society
 on
society
 is
also
 noteworthy. It is making
people
 lazy lately;
people
 are no longer doing exercise as before and are adopting a sedentary lifestyle. No wonder a high rise in the incidence of obesity in recent times. In conclusion,
technology
 has brought great beneficial effects on individuals and
society
, in that it has helped to fast-track daily business activities and make
society
 better integrated. It is hoped that, if
people
 can guide against the tendency of getting lazy, by relying excessively on
technology
, the
society
 will be better for it.
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