I assume you do not take part in the automated checkout because it
reduces labor?
I do not go that far. I think we are using too much technology and that
is why I avoid the automated checkout.
I'm a programmer and I do not like the tech shift we making.
I do not like chips in cars. As the automakers increasingly put chips in
cars I see that automation becoming obsolete far sooner that the car
does. Case in point, my wife drives a 2004 Toyota that only has 110,000
miles on it. This car will last for 10 or 20 more years. Think if that
car had technology from 2004 - Yikes!! I drive a 2009 that only has
65,000 miles on it. It has a "brain" and I can make the car accelerate
better than the drive by wire. Both cars were purchased new. I expect to
drive my car until I die. What happens 10 years from now if my car needs
a new brain? Will that OLD technology be available.
They are making cars that will last 300k miles and putting technology in
them that will be obsolete in 5 years.
On 2022-12-29 22:54, Jason Spatafore via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> I'm kinda with George here. I went to a Circle K today that had a self
> checkout. It took 3x as long to checkout. I let the attendant there
> know that I did not enjoy the experience and won't return.
>
> But, I will use Amazon and delivery services.
>
> So I think the labor market will move away from going out to collect
> your food to just having food delivered. The self checkouts will
> accelerate that movement toward retail closures and warehouse
> openings. So, the "unskilled" labor market will just shift from
> assembling a burger to boxing product.
>
> McDonald's has to be careful here. To quote an old McDonald's CFO...
>
> "We are not technically in the food business. We are in the real
> estate business. The only reason we sell 15-cent hamburgers is because
> they are the greatest producer of revenue, from which our tenants can
> pay us our rent."
>
> On 12/29/22 19:43, George Toft via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>
>> I'll pass on this for the same reason I don't go to Sonic and I
>> won't use self-checkout at Albertson's/Walmart/Home Depot.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> George Toft
>>
>> On 12/28/2022 7:22 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>
>>> Thought you might find this interesting.
>>>
>>>
>>
> https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/mcdonalds-unveils-first-automated-location-social-media-worried-will-cut-millions-jobs
>>>
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