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>I blame the Internet for another reason: we're spending so much time online no one has time for face-to-face communication, either with friends or strangers.
by the_snooze 4y ago
>I blame the Internet for another reason: we're spending so much time online no one has time for face-to-face communication, either with friends or strangers.
One of the reasons why I absolutely hate QR code menus at restaurants. They make the default state of the table as "phones out." Even in an in-person interaction, the Internet is still necessarily right there.
- SoftTalker 4y agoYeah I hate those. I ask for a menu. If they don't have one, I make the server tell me what they have.
- DesiLurker 4y agoyes, Thats the hill I am willing to die on. I have walked out of restaurants who refused to provide me a physical menu (post covid).
- kirse 4y agoYou are not alone brother. Stand firm on that hill!
- brewdad 4y agoYou get a server? The places I've been to with those expect you to order and pay through their portal. The first time you interact with a person is when your drinks come out.
- SoftTalker 4y agoI can usually make better food at home. I go to restaurants for the service and convenience. If they don’t offer that I go somewhere else that does.
- autoexec 4y agoI suspect QR code menus and restaurant apps are just conditioning us for a time when they can set the prices on my menu differently from the prices on yours based on income level instead of having to guess at who they can rip off using things like what kind of phone you have or what your zip code is (https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2017/11/17/a-special-price-just-for-you/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2017/11/17/a-special-p...)