BallardRex t1_iu6uup5 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:19 AM

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

Maybe the coffee at one place is just better?

chaiguy t1_iu6xejv wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:40 AM

I wouldn’t know cause I’m not buying coffee from a robot, but I can tell you that I’ve seen people leave McDonald’s when forced to order from the kiosk and I’ve seen people leave entire shopping carts of merchandise when forced to do self checkout.

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

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.

BallardRex t1_iu6xksc wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:41 AM

Wow, you’ve seen all of that? I guess I’m convinced then. /s