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I simply don't see a problem here. The robot arrives, you receive a text or call, you walk outside and pick up your food. I'm sure that most users will prefer t

I simply don't see a problem here. The robot arrives, you receive a text or call, you walk outside and pick up your food. I'm sure that most users will prefer to take the short walk to their doorstep instead of paying a premium for hiring a human to deliver food.

bootlooped 5y ago
> I'm sure that most users will prefer to take the short walk to their doorstep instead of paying a premium for hiring a human to deliver food. I think there is an assumption here that the corporations will not simply pocket the profits from automation. It's not like you pay less when you use the self checkout at the grocery store.
- iwangulenko 5y ago
  These profits will be reinvested and benefit also the consumer in the end
  - sincerely 5y ago
    Good one
- jfengel 5y ago
  I'm sure they will. I nonetheless consider it a win that I can go to the grocery store and never wait in line for a limited number of cashiers. There's a huge open question of what we're gonna do when automation crowds out large numbers of jobs, and that's potentially a significant societal shift. But right now we've already got human beings doing jobs effectively as robots, and already not creating real human interaction. Personally, I'd rather be giving a UBI to those people for going off to, I dunno, create art or go on hikes and write about them or whatever it is human beings do when they're off being human. That might let me have some real human interaction, not a forced moment of intersection while they're just trying to get me my groceries so I can be on my way.
bradleyjg 5y ago
If I’m already getting dressed in something presentable, taking the elevator downstairs, and exposing myself to the daystar I might as well just go pick up my own food. The value prop for delivery is it comes to my door.

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I simply don't see a problem here. The robot arrives, you receive a text or call, you walk outside and pick up your food. I'm sure that most users will prefer t

by hytdstd 5y ago

bootlooped 5y ago
> I'm sure that most users will prefer to take the short walk to their doorstep instead of paying a premium for hiring a human to deliver food. I think there is an assumption here that the corporations will not simply pocket the profits from automation. It's not like you pay less when you use the self checkout at the grocery store.
- iwangulenko 5y ago
  These profits will be reinvested and benefit also the consumer in the end
  - sincerely 5y ago
    Good one
- jfengel 5y ago
  I'm sure they will. I nonetheless consider it a win that I can go to the grocery store and never wait in line for a limited number of cashiers. There's a huge open question of what we're gonna do when automation crowds out large numbers of jobs, and that's potentially a significant societal shift. But right now we've already got human beings doing jobs effectively as robots, and already not creating real human interaction. Personally, I'd rather be giving a UBI to those people for going off to, I dunno, create art or go on hikes and write about them or whatever it is human beings do when they're off being human. That might let me have some real human interaction, not a forced moment of intersection while they're just trying to get me my groceries so I can be on my way.
bradleyjg 5y ago
If I’m already getting dressed in something presentable, taking the elevator downstairs, and exposing myself to the daystar I might as well just go pick up my own food. The value prop for delivery is it comes to my door.