Leviathan
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I don't know if anyone's noticed, but it seems like all the stores in the countries are dropping off like flies. Sears, Kmart, Payless, Gamestop, JC Penney's, Macy's, hhgregg, and even some Walmarts are closing left and right.
One website I went on says more than 3500 stores are closing this year.
http://www.toledoblade.com/Retail/2017/04/04/Apocalypse-for-retail-3-500-stores-closing-in-17.html
So I wondered what everyone else thought of this. Do you think it's anything to worry about? I personally think that in about 10 years time stores you actually walk into and shop may be a relic of the past. Everything is shifting to what you can do on the Internet and phones in the name of "convenience" and pretty soon there will be no reason for anyone to leave the house. That's not to mention what it will do to jobs. People say another factor is that people just don't have extra money to shop with anymore. And no time either because they're always working. Taking away their jobs because the stores are closing won't help.
I also read about the Amazon store without any cashiers a few months ago. Where you just check in the app with your smartphone, pick up whatever you want, and the sensors or whatever will know what you pick up and it will be charged to your Amazon account. I think it seems that humanity is becoming obsolete. Even with cars soon being able to drive themselves, what will there be that technology can't do? The future seems like a frightening prospect to me.
I also know one conspiracy theorist who says they're going to use the empty store buildings as their FEMA camps but I haven't looked up on that.
One website I went on says more than 3500 stores are closing this year.
http://www.toledoblade.com/Retail/2017/04/04/Apocalypse-for-retail-3-500-stores-closing-in-17.html
So I wondered what everyone else thought of this. Do you think it's anything to worry about? I personally think that in about 10 years time stores you actually walk into and shop may be a relic of the past. Everything is shifting to what you can do on the Internet and phones in the name of "convenience" and pretty soon there will be no reason for anyone to leave the house. That's not to mention what it will do to jobs. People say another factor is that people just don't have extra money to shop with anymore. And no time either because they're always working. Taking away their jobs because the stores are closing won't help.
I also read about the Amazon store without any cashiers a few months ago. Where you just check in the app with your smartphone, pick up whatever you want, and the sensors or whatever will know what you pick up and it will be charged to your Amazon account. I think it seems that humanity is becoming obsolete. Even with cars soon being able to drive themselves, what will there be that technology can't do? The future seems like a frightening prospect to me.
I also know one conspiracy theorist who says they're going to use the empty store buildings as their FEMA camps but I haven't looked up on that.