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How might shopping change in the future ？
Well, of course we don’t know what is going to happen in the future, but it seems very
likely that more people will buy stuff on the Internet, because it offers more choices and
better prices
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In addition, people might be able to pay using their mobile phones, you know,
just like we use credit cards right now. I think that our cell phones may very well come
to replace our wallets
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I think that it wouldn’t be a surprise if cash disappeared and was
replaced by electronic money only. You know, we would just need to connect our mobile to a
payment machine, and that would be it. It would be very convenient.
2. What effect might the Internet have on the future of newspapers and magazines? Well, some people say that newspapers might disappear in the future
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They may be
replaced by mobile phones and computers
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Already nowadays, fewer people read magazines
and newspapers compared to the past. There is no doubt that the sales of newspapers will
continue to drop in the next few years
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Are they going to vanish
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disappear)? I am skeptical
because a lot of people find it pleasant to read the news on paper.
3. How might attitudes to reading change in the future? Well, I am afraid that people might read less in the future, because there are so many
other hobbies available nowadays. Young people already don’t read half as much as the
previous generations because they can watch TV or play computer games, or play a lot of
different sports
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We have a lot of other choices, and people are definitely getting lazier. In the
future, people might listen to audio books instead of reading them themselves. People have
already started reading online, but it’s not so pleasant for the eyes, and reading a thick book
seems scary for many young people…So, yes, I am a little bit pessimistic about the future
generations’ attitude towards books and reading.
