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In civilized, high-trust societies self-checkout works well and is very convenient. Of course if you refuse to prosecute crime you will have everything locked

In civilized, high-trust societies self-checkout works well and is very convenient. Of course if you refuse to prosecute crime you will have everything locked.

vkou 2y ago
> In civilized, high-trust societies self-checkout works well and is very convenient. There's nothing convenient about me having to do the cashier's job, but badly, while having a tiny space to do my bagging in, while a computer yells at me. Maybe for someone with truly crippling social anxiety, this is preferable to an actually functional check-out counter, but I'm blessed to not be afflicted by it.
- diggernet 2y ago
  And someone with truly crippling social anxiety isn't going to be standing there in the store with a line of people staring at them while a computer yells at them. They are gonna be sitting at home waiting for the gig worker to drop off their stuff.
  - vkou 2y ago
    Some people with social anxiety aren't able to afford to have their groceries delivered to them.
dangitman 2y ago
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OptionOfT 2y ago
The problem with self-checkouts is that (1) it shifts the work to me without any benefit to me. I don't get a % off (and often asks you to tip [0]). And (2) it actually presents a legal risk. If I genuinely forget to scan I can still be banned from a store, or worse, charged, because I am doing a job I am not trained for, or because of a glitch in the system. [0]: https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/self-checkout-machines-now-ask-customers-to-tip/ https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/self-checkout-machines-now-ask...
- Doxin 2y ago
  > The problem with self-checkouts is that (1) it shifts the work to me without any benefit to me. A well implemented self-checkout is much faster than waiting in line for a cashier. Ever since the local supermarket implemented self-scan I haven't had to wait for a register to become available for more than maybe 30 seconds. Of course if the self-checkout is of the "UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA" variety it'll be infuriating and much slower than a regular cash register.

In civilized, high-trust societies self-checkout works well and is very convenient. Of course if you refuse to prosecute crime you will have everything locked.

vkou 2y ago

> In civilized, high-trust societies self-checkout works well and is very convenient. There's nothing convenient about me having to do the cashier's job, but badly, while having a tiny space to do my bagging in, while a computer yells at me. Maybe for someone with truly crippling social anxiety, this is preferable to an actually functional check-out counter, but I'm blessed to not be afflicted by it.

diggernet 2y ago
And someone with truly crippling social anxiety isn't going to be standing there in the store with a line of people staring at them while a computer yells at them. They are gonna be sitting at home waiting for the gig worker to drop off their stuff.
- vkou 2y ago
  Some people with social anxiety aren't able to afford to have their groceries delivered to them.

dangitman 2y ago

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OptionOfT 2y ago

The problem with self-checkouts is that (1) it shifts the work to me without any benefit to me. I don't get a % off (and often asks you to tip [0]). And (2) it actually presents a legal risk. If I genuinely forget to scan I can still be banned from a store, or worse, charged, because I am doing a job I am not trained for, or because of a glitch in the system. [0]: https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/self-checkout-machines-now-ask-customers-to-tip/ https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/self-checkout-machines-now-ask...

Doxin 2y ago
> The problem with self-checkouts is that (1) it shifts the work to me without any benefit to me. A well implemented self-checkout is much faster than waiting in line for a cashier. Ever since the local supermarket implemented self-scan I haven't had to wait for a register to become available for more than maybe 30 seconds. Of course if the self-checkout is of the "UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA" variety it'll be infuriating and much slower than a regular cash register.