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3 Things You Can Do More Efficiently Online than IRL

The development of the World Wide Web has reached such impressive proportions that it has been infiltrated further and further into our day-to-day lives. In fact, some of these activities have been adapted so well in the online world that it has become simply redundant to keep doing them the old-fashioned way. In this article, we are going to tell you about three of these things that simply belong into the online world. Take a look and tell us if you could ever go back to the traditional way! 

1. Shopping 

Shopping online has simply boomed this past decade and nowadays, there are very few things that you cannot buy online. From grocery shopping to clothes shopping, and all the way to vacation offers, plane tickets, and hotel bookings, the online world has a virtually endless offer. 

Doing your shopping the old-fashioned way remains an option only if being present for the purchase has some special significance to you. Otherwise, online shopping platforms will always have better offers that you can take advantage of, all while saving time and effort in the process. 

And if you think that online shopping is strictly related to general purchases, you’d be surprised by the multitude of things that you can now buy online. For instance, people don’t have to go to lotto booths anymore to play the lottery because they can get the full experience online. And the list goes on and on and it reaches sectors that you would not expect. 

2. Watching Films and Television 

Long gone are the days when DVDs ruled the world and getting the newest TV set was the priority of any movie buff. Nowadays, all you need to have access to the biggest masterpieces in cinematic history, as well as the latest TV series hits, is a laptop or a PC and an internet connection. 

Streaming services like Netflix have completely changed the way that people interact with TV shows, as well as films. DVD collections have become obsolete when pretty much any film ever made can be streamed in HD on some online streaming platform. 

Moreover, the investment it takes to get a full Netflix subscription is exponentially smaller than that it takes to gather a comprehensive DVD collection. So, whether you’re into the latest Hollywood blockbusters, the hottest TV series, or the golden movie classics, everything you could ever want is only a few clicks away. 

3. Paying Bills and Managing Money 

Having a close relationship with your bank representative used to have quite a different meaning a few years ago. There are fewer and fewer reasons why people would need to go to the bank in person, as the vast majority of usual transactions can now be performed online. 

Online banking has made transactions so accessible to customers that it is now possible to pay your bills and manage your account from your computer and even your phone. Instead of going to your local bank and having a clerk perform the transaction for you, all you have to do is tap or click your business into reality. 

While you may still have to go to the bank in person to open an account or for more sensitive operations, most of the usual transactions can now be done online. An elaborate solution to most of your needs has already been implemented into the online banking systems so that you never have to waste time on completing them ever again. 

Would you go back to doing any of these things the old-fashioned way? We’re pretty sure that all of the things on our list are already deeply embedded into your daily routine, but what’s truly impressive is just how far we’ve come in these last few years thanks to the rapid development of online technology. 

Nathan Goufas

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