ASoundLogic t1_iu7dq6w wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:55 AM

Reply to comment by chaiguy in Workers at Combined Starbucks and Amazon Store File for Union Election by Sorin61

I would wager the amount of ppl using self-checkout completely dwarfs the amount of ppl abandoning self-checkouts.

chaiguy t1_iu7gmmy wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:22 AM

Albertsons (a grocery chain in my area) completely abandoned self check out a while back.

But I’m sure overall you’re right.

Robots are still losing the coffee wars in SFO though, hands down.

ASoundLogic t1_iu7l1td wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:06 AM

Maybe for now, but the children who grow up with VR headsets strapped to their faces will not bat an eye at interacting with bots in the next 15-20 years. Things 20-30 years ago people would have called you crazy for are all too commonplace now. People routinely get in a strangers car (Uber) or have a stranger in an unmarked car deliver food to them (UberEats) which was ordered via an app with zero human interaction. Cars have "self-drive" abilities. This is all deemed acceptable by society now. Gen Z is already way more into phones and social media than Millennials. The tech evolution just seems to be the natural progression of humanity.