Funnily enough I found myself in a situation today where my usual way of doing things has now become digitalised. Usually have to take official docs and have them checked by someone at the post office, but now it’s download an app, scan QR code, scan driving license and take a selfie all through the app. I miss the personal interaction tbh, even if it does mean a drive into town.
I can see benefits and pitfalls to digitalisation though, less paper for example, or less need to travel frequently, which are obviously great for the planet. Information systems are great for learning opportunities where they may otherwise be hard to obtain (although on the flip side of that I know people that have mis-educated themselves due to misplaced trust in reliable sources of information).
The main problem I have with it is the total reliance everything seems to have on it right now, with no contingency if something fails. We don’t know what might happen a few years down the line if all this technology can no longer be utilised properly (although I’m an optimist, hopefully it won’t come to that).
One thing I don’t understand - I saw a fridge the other week that had a built in Spotify app...why is that even a thing???
Potatoes like good music too 😉