Post AbcEntOFOLk5ChJxse by calum@mastodon.dazed-gerbil.com
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 (DIR) Post #AbcEns8y1fvRL1AFQO by eloquence@social.coop
       2023-11-09T01:53:19Z
       
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       In service-related interactions (airline, gym check-in, etc.) I'm noticing that app-based automation has started to cannibalize basic human interactions -- e.g., there's often not even a "hello" or "goodbye" anymore, just a person doing other things behind a counter unless you poke them.It feels like being trained to see the inevitable full automation as a net improvement, because the robots will always be "friendly".An economic system gradually optimizing humanity out of itself.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbcEntOFOLk5ChJxse by calum@mastodon.dazed-gerbil.com
       2023-11-09T01:56:51Z
       
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       @eloquence We'll reach the point where front-of-house staff are only in "luxury" establishments and actively sold as such.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbcEnuXr671Qmmp9Um by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
       2023-11-09T02:14:27Z
       
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       @calum @eloquence doormen in NYC.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbcGanKQoiHyY2Q0Yq by toastygirl@mastodon.online
       2023-11-09T02:34:15Z
       
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       @brewsterkahle @calum @eloquence Or going into a store and having someone acknowledge and assist you vs you finding your own things and taking them to a centralized register to check out.