In the past, weekends meant saying "Let's go out to eat~" and getting ready to go out, but now, with just a few taps of my fingers, steak arrives at my door. Living in the age of delivery has made life convenient.

It seems like whether in Korea or the U.S., we select menus and make payments through apps to solve our meal needs.

But there's no such thing as a free lunch. When one thing emerges, another tends to fail.

As the delivery culture grows, the 'dining culture' we know is dying.

In the past, dining out involved making reservations, meeting friends or a partner, waiting in line together, experiencing the unique buzz of the restaurant, the chatter from the next table, and even a brief eye contact with the serving staff, all of which made 'eating out' a complete experience.

But these days, we don't even know the shape of the dishes or the chef's presentation, and the joy of eating while it's warm has disappeared.

When you open the lid, you find soggy bread, limp fried food, and soggy fries.

Sure, eating at home is convenient, but it feels like the flavor of life has faded.

What's even scarier is that restaurant owners are increasingly struggling. The fees from delivery apps are outrageous.

When they sell a dish, the platform takes so much that there's hardly anything left.

As a result, restaurants that used to use good ingredients are closing down, and more places are surviving by offering cheap semi-prepared foods for delivery.

While we say, "Wow, this is convenient!" someone else is sighing, thinking, "This is going to ruin us..."

Another interesting point is that the frequency of people meeting each other has decreased.

In the past, saying "Let's grab a meal" was a phrase that maintained relationships, but now it has changed to "Let's order delivery."

As a result, laughter has diminished, conversations have decreased, and loneliness is piling up.

They said technological innovation makes life easier, but in the end, it has pushed people further apart.

It seems that our parents' generation lived in a time of "happiness through inconvenience."

Going out to eat required effort, and when a seat opened up after waiting, there was a warmth in life that made you feel good.

Now, it has become a routine to eat delivery food alone while watching YouTube and laughing by myself.

So, I intentionally go out to restaurants sometimes. If there's a wait, I wait a bit and try to sit with others and hear their laughter.

Not all innovations are good. When one thing emerges, another tends to disappear.