Emerald@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhat's something people use the internet for that can be done just as easily offline?message-squaremessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareWhat's something people use the internet for that can be done just as easily offline?Emerald@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-text
For me it’s calculating. Too many people put math into their search engines and not their calculator.
minus-squareElaine Cortez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoFor me it’s ordering takeout. I never order takeout online, I always call up the place with my phone 🤷♀️ much easier to customize an order this way too
minus-squaretruxnell@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoAnd often cheaper as they aren’t getting gouged by apps. My local pizzeria happily said ’ call us direct and you’ll get a discount’
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoI’ve had local places refuse to take my order over the phone. “use our app or come in” yeah, they don’t last long. I can imagine their last thoughts are, “why won’t anyone eat here?”
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI hate the phone: wayyy too much telephone tech support early in my career. So I walk up and talk to a human.
For me it’s ordering takeout. I never order takeout online, I always call up the place with my phone 🤷♀️ much easier to customize an order this way too
And often cheaper as they aren’t getting gouged by apps. My local pizzeria happily said ’ call us direct and you’ll get a discount’
I’ve had local places refuse to take my order over the phone.
“use our app or come in”
yeah, they don’t last long. I can imagine their last thoughts are, “why won’t anyone eat here?”
I hate the phone: wayyy too much telephone tech support early in my career.
So I walk up and talk to a human.