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Its not really a surprise that many commenters here seem to defend the relatively recent digital dependence. Kind of understandable, because most commenters he
by lynx23 2y ago
Its not really a surprise that many commenters here seem to defend the relatively recent digital dependence. Kind of understandable, because most commenters here are working in tech, and obviously dont want to see problems like this. But this is asking the wolf how the sheep are supposed to be guarded... When I go to my pharmacy, the only reason why I need electricity there is to be able to pay with my watch. But that is a convenience. I always have cash in my pocket. Digital prescriptions are a very recent thing here where I live, basically since COVID. Before that, it was a simple piece of paper, and there was no validation that would require internet connectivity. But commenters here still seem to frame it as if the world would go down in flames if certain digital services were no longer available. Thats wrong, bordering on deliberately maniuplative. If a cyberattack can lead to a closed drug store, the problem is our reliance on digital, not the fact that the cyberattack happened.
- macintux 2y agoComputers make it possible to have the convenience of massive retail establishments with large inventories and a reasonable hope of finding what we want when we want it.
- lynx23 2y agoAnd moving production off to foreign countries helps reduce the costs, but creates a ton of availability problems in times of crisis. IOW, we have to weigh the advantages vs. the disadvantages. Its not enough to say "Computers make big things easier". Besides, there is probably a reason why antitrust laws exist. Getting too big apparently has more disadvantages then just monopolies.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoEntirely agreed but they still must query the national database of filled scripts (to prevent dr shopping e.g. opiate abuse) and that requires at least a phone line.
- lynx23 2y agoWhich is only an argument against VoIP, nothing else :-) Phones exist since a rather long time...
- dorfsmay 2y agoIs there such a thing in Canada?
- LammyL 2y agoIt’s provincial and most provinces have it with varying degrees of data collection and accessibility but data isn’t shared across provinces.
- squigz 2y agoOne of the top comments in this thread is questioning whether a store needs to be connected all the time, and society's move to cashless. I also scrolled through the rest and couldn't find any that seemed to defend this "digital dependence" Perhaps you could link to some?
- ta1243 2y ago> When I go to my pharmacy, the only reason why I need electricity there is to be able to pay with my watch No it's not. Things like fire safety systems, security systems etc all need electricity. And you can pay with your watch on a battery powered offline device anyway. The need is for everything else in the hyper-efficent supplychain.