Prosumer

Sadly but quickly the entire term have come to an end. The professor finished the lesson of ecology analysis with "Prosumer", which is a combination of producer + consumer, hence the word "prosumer". Another way to describe the prosumer system is DIY (Do It Yourself) with examples such as; e-banking services and self checkout. A pro about prosumers is that you can save time and it is more efficient with cases such as online banking since you do not have to wait in line and everything can be done with a click away.

A con about this is that companies can cut jobs and people will be forced to be unemployed since it can decrease the expenses of companies. Also, some people may prefer to be served instead of the idea of self-serving but that depends on the person. The professor also touched upon DIY such as setting a store on Etsy (An online marketplace that sells handmade items). I, coincidentally have an online store there selling handmade charms (My Store)

The way i see it with my online store is that it is a good start-up for crafters who don't have a huge budget to start up a physical store and it lowers the workload for me as customers will check out themselves instead of me being attentive 24 hours in order to keep updated to what is happening in my store.