precision1998

precision1998 t1_j6ihrd5 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Reply to comment by the68thdimension in A McDonald’s location has opened in White Settlement, TX, that is almost entirely automated. Since it opened in December 2022, public opinion is mixed. Many are excited but many others are concerned about the impact this could have on millions of low-wage service workers. by Callitaloss

>how many jobs this actually takes away (not many, and it creates other jobs elsewhere around machine design, installation and upkeep)

Classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory logic. I fully support this argument.

precision1998 t1_j6ih8rh wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Reply to A McDonald’s location has opened in White Settlement, TX, that is almost entirely automated. Since it opened in December 2022, public opinion is mixed. Many are excited but many others are concerned about the impact this could have on millions of low-wage service workers. by Callitaloss

No need to disincentivice career. No need to match wages. Just automate everything. Make higher education free. Let everybody become an engineer to service the very machines that replaced them.