https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/11/shopping-and-serendipity/ Writer, Author, Speaker Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:34:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/11/shopping-and-serendipity/#comment-292151 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:53:46 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18289#comment-292151 YES, I totally agree. Online shopping is great, if I know exactly what I’m looking for. But I absolutely find that when I’m in a store and browsing I can find great gift ideas I totally wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. So for this reason, I don’t like the idea of all the stores going away or a “completely” virtual world.

]]> https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/11/shopping-and-serendipity/#comment-289449 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:46:58 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18289#comment-289449 I enjoy reading the “real” newspaper as well. In fact, I read the digital replica version of our national paper in Canada for the very reason you pointed out. Not only do I enjoy reading the “random stuff” but I recognize this represents stories and points-of-view that may otherwise never cross my radar. Kind of scary that in the world of newsfeeds populated by algorithms, by reading the news only online you risk being exposed only to stories and viewpoints that are indicative of your past activity and interests.

]]> https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/11/shopping-and-serendipity/#comment-289405 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:41:16 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18289#comment-289405 So true. It really does seem to work best when there is deliberate online shopping + a bit of good old-fashioned browsing!

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