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
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected]
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected]
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected]
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected]
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
