>>514098375
20 years ago
>order things on the net
>get package slip
>go to post office
>pay for ordered items and shipping, +3$ handling fee
>no ID required
>get stuff
today
>order things on the net
>have to unblock a dozen domains related to payment processing
>still routed over to the bank
>have to fuck with Visa 3D insecure instead of regular bank transfers that had been working smoothly for decades before the americans came
>try to opt out of home delivery, get ignored
>parcel handler still tries to deliver to the door
>he can't enter the commieblock for whatever reason or I'm not at home
>small shit gets hung on the handle and stolen immediately
>parcel handler throws the box back in the truck and it loops around town for a week
>shit might end up at the "business center" open for two hours on weekdays on the other side of town
>parcel finally reaches the supermarket, or Ali Baba's hookah and accordion shop in the next suburb
>have to show ID