Agree with a lot of this - books for instance. It’s hard to find a brick-and-mortar bookstore these days. But I still prefer ‘real’ books and have not purchased a Kindle or Nook yet. As for the post office, it’s not going away any time soon. Every time I go to mail
A package it’s jammed with customers. And it has always been losing money....
As with a lot things, online retailing has pretty much destroyed the paradigm of your local over overpriced bookseller. New and used books can be delivered to your door within days at a substantial savings over the conventional brick and mortar stores.
Personally, I find reading actual books to be easier and more relaxing than electronic versions. Plus, if I sit on a book I forgot was in my pocket, it doesn’t destroy it.