News Flash! Malls Are Dead!

So, I was thinking, have you ever noticed that malls are pretty much gone? We had a really large mall sorta near our house… Within a few miles anyway… And it is totally closed down! There are a few straggling “hangers on” businesses left there, but for the most part, the mall is empty.

Think about the malls in your neighborhood, or your city, what is their current state? They’re probably lonely places to be these days. Why, you may ask? Because nobody goes there anymore! It used to be that going to the mall was an American pass-time. It’s something everyone did! Now do you know anyone that goes to the mall? Probably not. Or, if you do know someone that suggests, “Hey let’s go to the mall!” You look at them funny and say, “What?” Again, why do you do that? Because malls are going the way of the dodo bird!

And what has replaced these oases of economic exploration? Why the Internet, of course! Why traipse through a mall when you could go to Amazon.com and order literally anything you want?! It’s simple, it’s convenient, and hey, if you have Amazon Prime you don’t even have to pay shipping, and you get it in two days!

And, if you’re searching for something really odd that they may not have down the local five and dime, you can always use Google and quickly find a site that sells whatever the strange and mysterious thing you’re looking for is! So, lean back in your easy chair, fire up your laptop, and order over the Internet… And, remember you’ll be responsible for shutting down local businesses everywhere!

I was thinking about all this because I was considering the ways that the Internet has changed American society. This is only one of many of the ways that society is experiencing changes based on the Internet. How many can you think of?