Do you think they should ban on-line shopping?

For one thing, physical stores would come back like Kmart, Sears, Radio Shack, AES, Boston Store, Macy's and many more.

It would get people working again

Returns would be easier

You can instantly tell if something was crap

Man so many pluses

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CheekyBadger · M

Trouble is that the world has moved on, we don't need physical stores like we used to. This is like what happened when the industrial revolution took industries like cloth making and automated them. Sure you could ban automatic looms and create work for people to weave by hand but that puts your people at a disadvantage against people who embrace automation and the enhanced productivity.

In person stores probably won't disappear but there will be far fewer of them. Also when these 15 min neighbourhoods come in you won't be able to visit many stores in person anyway (at least without paying) or being able to cycle or use public transport - which depending on the goods being purchased might not be suitable.