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

People have different views about the alternative forms of certain activities on the

Internet

.

While

in some ways it may seem that digital retailing, working and booking hotels at

home

are redundant inventions, I personally consider them innovative and useful. Some people believe that virtual shopping, working and accommodation is better to be done in person than sitting at

home

. When going to stores, customers have an opportunity to try on the clothes or shoes, without having trouble with returning the goods after buying them online if they are not right-sized. The same applies to accommodation: a number of hotels offer guests a room tour in order to let them have a look and

then

make decisions. With online booking, there is no

such

an experience, and because some lodgings do not provide refund or room changing services, guests may be disappointed throughout their holiday because they have to stay in a room

that is

unappealing to them. Moving on to working, it is more effective to work in offices, thinking from boss’s and employee’s perspective. Managers could keep an eye on the employees when they are sitting in the office, because if the workers are not doing work-related affairs, directors can chastise them in person, and an environment with working aura acts as a motivation for the employees.

However

, when it comes to global problems,

such

as a pandemic, there is, undoubtedly, no other option than doing things at

home

. In

this

case, going to the malls, commuting to work or, most importantly, travelling would be putting your health at risk, so the

Internet

, in the past few years of COVID-19 pandemic, has been more valuable than ever. Everything was done at

home

with

Internet

access, and because of online shopping, some fashion bloggers or influencers had a way to purchase clothes for making their content on social media.

In other words

, virtual shops saved them from losing their jobs. The same goes for working: without apps like Zoom, Skype or the

Internet

connection, a majority of people could have lost their jobs, and,

therefore

, the companies could have faced bankruptcy.

Finally

, accommodate via the

Internet

was the safest option back in the days of the virus outbreak, because

this

alternative could minimise the contact with each other, since the viruses are most commonly transmitted through the air. All in all, it seems to me that the

Internet

has become a vital part of human’s life, and the activities that can be done online, I believe, are truly convenient and useful.