The Robots have Won: Panera Bread replaces Cashiers with Kiosks

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

We're going to have a serious problem in society as this technology proliferates. What are they going to do about all the unemployment?

Blame the unemployed

Naw but seriously its a tricky situation.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

This is actually a perfect example of the minimum wage causing unemployment. If we had no minimum wage, Panera could pay some workers 3 dollars an hour to do what the machine does. It's simple economics. If only we used our heads and just let the market take care of it.

 

[kevm3]

The rich already own the majority of the world's assets, so imagine what happens when they largely eliminate the need for a large workforce because they own the means of production (robotics). They'll need an intellectual class to maintain the robots, and this class will essentially be the middle class. The real question is, "What happens to those people who are not intellectually suited to take on such endeavors?"

Theoretically, you'd like to think that the proliferation of robots would lead to a lifestyle of leisure for the masses, but knowing the rich, it'd likely lead to wealth hoarding while creating an extremely large 'underprivileged' class.

 

[IVS]

The rich already own the majority of the world's assets, so imagine what happens when they largely eliminate the need for a large workforce because they own the means of production (robotics). They'll need an intellectual class to maintain the robots, and this class will essentially be the middle class. The real question is, "What happens to those people who are not intellectually suited to take on such endeavors?"

Theoretically, you'd like to think that the proliferation of robots would lead to a lifestyle of leisure for the masses, but knowing the rich, it'd likely lead to wealth hoarding while creating an extremely large 'underprivileged' class.

That pretty much sums up my thoughts on this. Well put!

 

[tmonster]

This is actually a perfect example of the minimum wage causing unemployment. If we had no minimum wage, Panera could pay some workers 3 dollars an hour to do what the machine does. It's simple economics. If only we used our heads and just let the market take care of it.

 

[tmonster]

The rich already own the majority of the world's assets, so imagine what happens when they largely eliminate the need for a large workforce because they own the means of production (robotics). They'll need an intellectual class to maintain the robots, and this class will essentially be the middle class. The real question is, "What happens to those people who are not intellectually suited to take on such endeavors?"

Theoretically, you'd like to think that the proliferation of robots would lead to a lifestyle of leisure for the masses, but knowing the rich, it'd likely lead to wealth hoarding while creating an extremely large 'underprivileged' class.

they kill the rich or they create their own ecosystem

 

[Slystallion]

When I used to eat normal food from stores I found that once quick check put in a touch screen to make orders it went much quicker and you got to make the sandwich just how you intended...the preparers got the order after a few clicks on the touchpad

I personally liked it

However at the supermarket I much prefer going through the lines with the actual person at the register than the self serve checkout where the machine didn't always work or I had to input codes for fruits and veggies...the cashier was much quicker at the supermarket without any hiccups

 

[Robbie3000]

fukk these automated machines. Trying to make us employees.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I like self check out. I'd rather scan and bag my own groceries than tell a stranger my life story. That's one thing I miss about NYC. Clerks knew how to keep it moving

 

[thekingsmen]

Sheetz is the only example of a good kiosk. Wawa isn't bad either but Panera bread will prove disaster. Like @88m3 it cost more money to bring those things in and have them set-up than having trained a regular worker. Having proved a waste and annoying, grocery stores like Shoppers, Giant, Shop-Rite kiosk are always breaking down, freezing up shows it's more as hurt than help in the companies business.

Good thing places like Trader Joe's and Wegmans don't have them

 

[DEAD7]

This shyt needs to stop before it gets any further. These robots are gonna take over and ruin everything.

 

[88m3]

I like self check out. I'd rather scan and bag my own groceries than tell a stranger my life story. That's one thing I miss about NYC. Clerks knew how to keep it moving

I hope you like MERS

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I hope you like MERS

Right, because its not like you dont touch the bags the clerk touched, who touched all your food as well as everyone else who came to their line, or you dont touch the money or credit card machine, which either the clerk touched, or everyone else in the clerk's line touched

Be a short-sighted germophobe brehs

 

[Commander in Chiefin]

Wawa been doing this.

You place your order on it. You stll have to take your ticket to the cashier and pay for it.

A spot in CC Philly called HoneyGrow has this, place your order and pay then just wait for your number to be called. They do have 1 cashier if you opt to pay cash.

 

[Broke Wave]

they kill the rich or they create their own ecosystem

This is less absurd than you make it seem breh. If you remove capital from factories they don't automatically stop functioning. A workers co-operative could function in some sectors impervious to mass automation given that the good being manufactured is profitable enough.