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Technically interesting, but I hope it never replaces my local grocery store. It gives me kind of a dystopian feeling of a world where people are living a compl
by maqnius 5y ago
Technically interesting, but I hope it never replaces my local grocery store. It gives me kind of a dystopian feeling of a world where people are living a completely separated life, only interacting with machines. That will not lead to happier people, nor to more fulfilling jobs.
- Razengan 5y agoMost people working at such mundane repetitive jobs already behave and feel like machines anyway. Do you really think they feel happy and fulfilled, or even see a way out?
- maqnius 5y agoYou are right about the majority of those jobs, I guess. I maybe shouldn't have brought in the quality of the job here. I actually wanted to make a point against reducing social interactions in everyday life, especially with people outside of our bubble. But well, I don't really see a way out, that wouldn't be completely illusive at this point, like, valuing well being of humans and nature over productivity gains and because-we-can in technology. That doesn't justify worsen the situation though. As for me, I try to go only shopping in independent and ecological grocery shops, because of the products and because of the more welcoming atmosphere. Working there is not so bad, it's actually quite nice mostly (I can tell from experience).
- Razengan 5y agoOnce you free people from mundane jobs, they might have more time for social interaction.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoYes I prefer some underpaid human to wait on me too. But I see the world going in the automation direction at breakneck speed. If we can figure out where people fit in this brave new world (i.e. UBI) then its a utopian future, not a dystopian one.
- TheFreim 5y agoAre supermarket workers under payed?
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoYes
- TheFreim 5y agoHow so?
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoPoverty wage.