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Re: How close to Virginia Beach are you, Zimbler?

By: JackStraw in POPE IV | Recommend this post (0)
Fri, 09 Feb 18 1:45 AM | 68 view(s)
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I wonder if there is a net job loss. For every cashier that's not hired, there's probably someone hired to watch the monitors. Is it really about diminishing payroll or is it about eliminating a bottleneck to the flow of merchandise and boosting convenience? I haven't explored deeply enough to know.

Self-service is the name of the game. Notice the steady increase in self-checkout in the big box stores and supermarkets. I'm old enough to remember lunch at the H&H Automat in NYC.

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Here's the inevitable evolution of that trend:

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/10/17/no-lines-no-waiting-at-self-serve-portland-food-cart/

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Re: How close to Virginia Beach are you, Zimbler?
By: Decomposed in POPE IV
Fri, 09 Feb 18 12:05 AM 		Msg. 43772 of 47202

Very interesting, Jack. I watched the whole thing. It jibes with my longer-term view that just about ALL jobs will one day vanish - cashiers first, but all other jobs eventually - and we will all be put onto universal basic income.

It sounds crazy, but I think it's inevitable.

This isn't a good thing unless you're a lazy bum like clo. Universal basic income will keep us fed, but maybe not fed WELL. Without jobs, there will be little opportunity to prosper.

Thanks for the link.

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