(Drivebycuriosity) - The world is still struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic. The situation is bad but our lives would have been even much worse if the pandemic would have happened in the early 1990s. There was no Internet around and there were no Big Tech companies which help us today to deal with the crisis.
Imagine there would be no e-commerce, how would we shop without taking high risks? I don`t feel well in a crowded room with bad air circulation so I try to avoid shops and buy necessary things online - and so do others. In the recent months millions of people got saved by cheap & fast deliveries from Amazon and other online sellers. Amazon and other e-commerce companies keep millions fed and supplied them with necessaries while social distancing. I
Last Spring, during the first Covid-19 wave in the US, Amazon prioritized the stocking and delivery of essential items to ensure the fastest delivery of household staples, medical supplies, and other critical products. Even in the peak of the pandemic Amazon has been capable to support millions of customers and to deliver a huge amount of goods to everywhere in the US in very short time. Amazon could fulfill the gargantuan task of supplying America - and other regions - in a crisis because of her sheer size, a dense network of fulfillment centers and a lot of experience in stocking goods and in logistics.
Amazon saved potentially many lives - especially from elderly and disabled individuals - by making it possible for them to shelter at home during the current pandemic, shop online and receive necessary goods at their front door in a short time.
Imagine people would be forced to work at home without having access to a worldwide net and without affordable computers, smart phones & pads. Most would have to take the risk to infect themselves (and their relatives) or to skip their job. Working at home is made possible by affordable computers, smart phones & pads which possess massive computer power.
Imagine kids would need to learn at home without Internet, computers, smart phones & pads. Modern technologies help them to avoid getting infected at school and to spread the disease to their parents and other relatives.
Image how isolated would we feel while staying at home without technologies like Facetime, Skype, Zoom & e-mail. How bored would we be if we couldn`t stream and binge watch movies & shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime and others networks.
The Covid-19 pandemic sucks, but most of us can deal with it. Without Internet & the products and services & products by Big Tech it would be unbearable.
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