is the internet killing the real world?

[fighthefutureofhd]

is it me or is the internet killing the real world off? little by little the real world is almost becoming increasing less and less necessary while we move to an online only existence for the most part. like retail for example. online shopping in a lot of ways is killing the retail industry. at the very least it's doing its part. is that a good thing though? or is a disaster waiting to happen? with all the progress we've made it seems like it's not for better. maybe i'm crazy, but it's starting to feel like the matrix may be reality in some ways more than fiction. or i could be a loon.