3 Updates to Old Ways of Doing Things

3 Updates to Old Ways of Doing Things

Although it seems like a century ago, it's only been a couple of decades since personal computers, and then the Internet, became common ... 21:35

Although it seems like a century ago, it's only been a couple of decades since personal computers, and then the Internet, became common household features. The technological revolution has overhauled how many people live their daily lives. From how people work to how they shop, the last years have seen innovation and growth that uses technology as its basic jumping-off point. What did people do without apps for everything? Is the world better off? There are lots of questions to ask and case studies to look at, but these 3 updates have definitely made life easier and more fun for millions of people. Find out how online grocery shopping and e liquid in MA are evidence of the rapidly-changing world.
Grocery Shopping in Person versus Online

If you don't have a car, grocery shopping can be daunting. Many young people in cities across the world have bicycle baskets or large backpacks that they stuff with groceries, risking spillage or breakage, and trek home. If you wanted to save your back and eggs from breaking a few years ago, you might have been out of luck. However, today there are services available where you can order groceries and have them delivered straight to your doorstep. This is great for the elderly, the people who can't drive, and those who are simply too busy (or blissfully lazy) to get out of bed and do their chores. Before computers, the Internet, and the age of apps and other services organizing labor-for-small-wages, this sort of arrangement could never have been possible.
Getting Rides from Strangers?

There are lots of what are being called "ride-sharing programs" popping up all over the world. These programs are designed to make it easier and cheaper to get from place to place. Isn't that what taxis are for? You might ask. Well, ride sharing has differences with traditional taxi services, in terms of how the companies themselves are organized and the credentials their paid drivers have. While the legal details are still being debated, nobody can really legislate people sharing cars.

You were probably always told as a kid not to get rides from strangers. However, with rating systems on the social-media-like platforms of ride-sharing programs, people can communicate about good vs. bad drivers (and customers). There is a reason that people are classifying this as a social age, and it's because the organization and commodification of social interactions is the next grand-scale business arena. People can only guess what services and products will arise next.
Smoking Is Customizable

In the early 2000s, innovators in China began to experiment with different ways to deliver flavor and nicotine to smokers. Until then, few people had challenged the idea that the tobacco leaf, rolled and treated, could be replaced as the main smoking ingredient. Then, vaping and e liquid in MA, and in states around the country, proved this assumption wrong. Vaping is when a reuseable and rechargeable product called an e-cigarette is used in conjunction with a mix of flavoring, nicotine, and some kind of glycerin to make a new smoking process. The process removes tobacco leaves entirely, instead extracting the nicotine and allowing buyers to choose how much they want in their liquid. The whole process is incredibly customizable. Buyers can choose their flavors and the shape, color, and overall look of their vape or e-cigarette. This customization wasn't possible with disposable cigarettes, and vaping keeps butts off the ground while making the vapor exhaled smelling sweet or exotic and not like "smoke" at all. This type of smoking is increasingly popular, challenging the way that the older generations use to do this recreational activity.