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I should've put it another way. I imagine a hundred years from now, an overwhelming amount of the time, machines will cook food for humans just because it's ea

I should've put it another way. I imagine a hundred years from now, an overwhelming amount of the time, machines will cook food for humans just because it's easier. But I imagine people will still occasionally cook for themselves, the same way people still play chess against other humans.

AussieWog93 5y ago
You're probably right - Uber Eats et al have already shown that there's demand for this even at high prices. Yet another simple human pleasure sacrificed at the altar of efficiency... (To anyone in Australia or with an Aussie VPN, there's a wonderful Bluey episode about this here: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/CH1903Q034S00 https://iview.abc.net.au/video/CH1903Q034S00)
- _carbyau_ 5y ago
  Bluey is great, and as a parent it is relatable in so many ways. But I don't think your link points at a particular episode. At least, not for me. Name of episode?
  - AussieWog93 5y ago
    My apologies. Bin Night. Classic Bandit episode that touches upon the importance of the mundane things we do.
femto 5y ago
Don't we already have that, in the form of the numerous food delivery services? You can log into your "machine" (ie. phone) and order whatever you want. It then magically appears at your front door. It doesn't pop out of a door in the front of the machine, but isn't the effect the same? The "machine" hasn't eliminated cooking today and I doubt that it will have in 100 years. Personally I've never used an Internet based delivery service, as I prefer home cooking for a number of reasons. I suspect that ease is only a minor factor in food choice. Food is also complex, in that there are so many combinations. Given 50 possible ingredients, there are a huge number of possibilities (plus interactions between ingredients) if you choose 6 of them to make a meal. How do you capture that in a machine, even neglecting that cooking technology continues to evolve?

AussieWog93 5y ago

You're probably right - Uber Eats et al have already shown that there's demand for this even at high prices. Yet another simple human pleasure sacrificed at the altar of efficiency... (To anyone in Australia or with an Aussie VPN, there's a wonderful Bluey episode about this here: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/CH1903Q034S00 https://iview.abc.net.au/video/CH1903Q034S00)

_carbyau_ 5y ago
Bluey is great, and as a parent it is relatable in so many ways. But I don't think your link points at a particular episode. At least, not for me. Name of episode?
- AussieWog93 5y ago
  My apologies. Bin Night. Classic Bandit episode that touches upon the importance of the mundane things we do.

femto 5y ago

Don't we already have that, in the form of the numerous food delivery services? You can log into your "machine" (ie. phone) and order whatever you want. It then magically appears at your front door. It doesn't pop out of a door in the front of the machine, but isn't the effect the same? The "machine" hasn't eliminated cooking today and I doubt that it will have in 100 years. Personally I've never used an Internet based delivery service, as I prefer home cooking for a number of reasons. I suspect that ease is only a minor factor in food choice. Food is also complex, in that there are so many combinations. Given 50 possible ingredients, there are a huge number of possibilities (plus interactions between ingredients) if you choose 6 of them to make a meal. How do you capture that in a machine, even neglecting that cooking technology continues to evolve?