日子一天一天过，一点一滴的变化慢慢累积。有天慕然回首，很多事物原来早已面目全非。
那时候报纸上尽是各种罪案，网友相约出来却惨遭对方下药性侵，计程车司机劫杀乘客弃尸丛林等等。所以从小父母就教育我们，除非必要别随便和陌生人打交道。陌生人，洪水猛兽也。上网交友，千万别乱约网友出来见面。出外行走，别轻易上陌生人的车。
科技革命让旧观念不再适用
在新加坡工作的日子，由于公共交通非常便利，最常用的交通工具就是捷運和巴士，不管是上下班还是去市中心逛街。近年来打车软件兴起，在这里要数Grab和Uber为两大巨头，前者因为资金雄厚，尤为势头猛烈。这让专车服务的可靠性大大提升的同时价格也变的更亲民。公共交通再好都不会有专车般方便，从A地去到B地一气呵成，无需转站还是沿站停停走走的让乘客上下车。
优惠不断 All sorts of promotion
再加上以上两家时常打价格战，导致双方市场推出各种优惠。打车时只需要货比两家，总有一方给出类似五折的大优惠。距离不远的话，很多时候打车费还会是免费的，又或者是便宜过公共交通费！鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利，真希望这样有利于消费者的价格战继续打下去。
这就让我养成了出门前一定会想查询当前的打车价格，再决定如何是打车还是搭巴士。比如说去上班搭巴士需要2元，打车的平常价格是8元，要是有优惠时价格低于3元我都会选择打车。那便捷性可是大大完胜，省下来的时间可以用在更好的地方。
科技让不可能变成可能
从以前的不见陌生人，不上不认识的车。到现在用手机把陌生人召来，好让自己可以坐上他们的车。同样的事情，完全相反的观念。转换的过程又是那么的自然不勉强，不仔细回想还真的不会发现这种观念上的‘巨变’，想起来还真是有点搞笑。
要是在记得年前，有人告诉我，以后我不需要拥有车也可以乘坐专车出行，我会觉得他有毛病。虽然现在也不完全是抛弃了公共交通工具，但也让我见证了科技的潜力。一样的例子比比皆是，汇款去国外而不需经过外汇商和银行的‘吸血’？加密货币可破之。写部落格不可能在短时间创造价值好变现？Steemit可破之。
生活中还有什么是因为科技而不知不觉改变了的呢，只怕要数的话应该可以长篇大论。
Technology has changed our life so dramatically that someday you look back and something just works the same anymore. Our parents used to educate us that the strangers are dangerous. Don’t date them out of the internet, don’t get on the cars that you have no idea who the driver is.
The appearance of private ride services like Grab and Uber has changed the game rule. I used to take public transport to work in Singapore because the infrastructure is so convenient. It however still inferior to private car service in term of time-saving. The price war between aforementioned private ride services has brought down the cost tremendously by providing a huge promotion. As a consumer, I was glad to see his happening as I can afford the private ride as they will be even cheaper than private transport from time to time.
From saying no to all the strangers, we now summon the strangers to our doorstep so that we can board their cars. The transformation was so natural and without being forced that we won’t even noticed the change. Technology has made the impossible possible. Cryptocurrency allow us to transfer fund without being charged unfairly by the banks, Steemit allows the bloggers to make their works of brain realizable. And the list shall go on.
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