Digitization of food- a boon or bane?

The world today is driven by technology. Anything
you need is just a touch away. People are being
spoon fed by applications that help us tap and order
when it comes to food. Some of the famous mobile
apps for ordering food in India includes Zomato,
Swiggy, Uber eats and lot more. It’s no doubt that
these apps are really helpful and mobile technology
has gifted us a lot but like every coin has two sides
this technology also has some disadvantages.
What fuels digital food ordering ? Is it just
convenience, low cost or is it complete laziness?
These apps have not only has increased reliance on
outside food but also has significantly changed the
way people eat. Ordering food by tapping your
screen literally equals to no energy wasted and one
ends up ordering more than they can consume. It
somehow killed the mobility of people.
According to the statistics reports, the revenue of
online these apps is expected to grow at a rate of
9.3% annually. Currently their revenue is USD
94,385M in 2019. It is noticed that social skills of
people have been badly affected. It promotes
unhealthy lifestyle. It results in high intake of
calories which develops obesity in teenagers. These
apps manipulate us with false claims of healthy
eating. This terrible cycle continues to loop and we
are caught in a web spun by these apps and thus
there is no way out.