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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bijouxbroussard · F

No, taking away people’s choices is rarely a good move.
It might be beneficial for brick & mortar stores to find promotions with incentives for people to come in, special sales on their products, extras like coffee or treats to the first 100 customers, etc.

HumanEarth · F

Anything to kill this fad the internet

bijouxbroussard · F

@HumanEarth No, not anything. Seniors and the disabled benefit by online shopping, including for things like groceries and medication.

HumanEarth · F

How did they go shopping in the 1950s and earlier

bijouxbroussard · F

@HumanEarth Often, others did their shopping for them. The modern technology has allowed people an independence they didn’t have before.

HumanEarth · F

Maybe at what cost

Unlimited spying from Google, Facebook, websites like this and many more.

What going to stop the warrantless spying the government and businesses do to people

Cellphones and the internet has stolen everyone freedom of privacy

bijouxbroussard · F

@HumanEarth There are ways around that, not using Google or Facebook. Also not being important enough to be spied upon. I take personal comfort in that.

bijouxbroussard · F

@bijouxbroussard

Cellphones and the internet has stolen everyone freedom of privacy

So banning it would steal their freedom of choice.

HumanEarth · F

Nah, it would give them privacy they deserve

bijouxbroussard · F

@HumanEarth Free choice does that. Banning things restricts personal freedom.

HumanEarth · F

But the government bans things all the time.

Like Cuban Cigars, alcohol from 1920 to 1933 they called it The Prohibition era, banning people to travel from one country to another without a passport, banning people from driving without a drivers license

Do I need to go or do you get it

bijouxbroussard · F

@HumanEarth I "got" it initially. I just disagree. And I think it’s odd that we still haven’t reestablished contact with Cuba. We were on the way to mending that relationship after 60 years but those efforts were abandoned because our 45th president didn’t consider them important. Not sure what the problem is.
Fidel is dead, and we trade with other Communist countries.

HumanEarth · F

See, now your getting the way I think