I understand why many older folks hate how everything is digital these days, between ordering food from a local restaurant or simply checking-in for a doctor’s appointment.
You’re expected to coordinate your entire life with a smartphone, something that many people don’t even own.
However, there are still many advantages to these new digital ordering and scheduling systems. Personally, it has never been easier for me to order food at restaurants. I don’t stand in a crowded tavern for 30 minutes waiting for a bag of food that was supposed to be ready 20 minutes prior. I simply wait in my car until the hostess texts my phone. Whether or not this is a seamless process for others, I cannot say; but for me, I have never felt more at ease ordering food and groceries with curbside pickup and carry-out. When I first got a medical marijuana card the first year my state had the legal cannabis program, I had to send in a paper application with a check. I waited four weeks to find out that I had accidentally set an incorrectly-cropped photo, and had to resend my application again. Now when I go to renew my medical marijuana card with the state, I get an immediate confirmation once my payment method is accepted. Then the state emails you a temporary card that you can take to medical cannabis dispensaries until your actual medical marijuana card arrives in the mail a week or two later. I can’t imagine streamlining the process of renewing your medical marijuana card anymore than this.