Connectivity on the rise – tomorrow’s most in-demand commodity

Steven Fisackerly has always been fascinated with how things tend to behave in the global scale. In this blog, he raises a number of interesting points on connectivity and how today’s rising need for it will make it the most in-demand commodity in the future.

Without a doubt, the most recent major event that happened to the world is still the COVID19 pandemic. When it hit the planet in the first quarter of the year, everyone just dropped everything and kept indoors, and for many people, this has gone on until this very day. We were virtually disallowed to go outside, not even to work or even meet with the people we know, notes Steven Fisackerly.

Living their lives without the hope of a cure in sight, people had to adapt by being more dependent on the internet to keep themselves updated with what’s going on outside. Working from home became the norm, and meetings and classes were done online. As consumer goods were indispensable, online purchases became more commonplace.

At first this was a reaction, a logical mechanism that was born out of the instinct to survive. However, if you look at it closely today, people have acquired the taste for it. This is turning out to be a lifestyle that many people can live with, as they have found out in their experience in the past several months, shares Steven Fisackerly.

This has turned into the comfort zone of many people, and experts predict this has been so much a part of people’s lives that they wouldn’t mind sticking to this norm for the long haul. Certainly, when the work resumes, some people will go back to their routines. But, there will be those who have found a sense of comfort in the virtual space, which they have proven to survive with anyway, so long as they are logged in with their devices. It shouldn’t be too surprising if tomorrow’s global economy is one that depends highly on connectivity.