I use the kiosks and pay by credit card almost exclusively. Not out of some philosophical preference, but purely convenience. I carry very little cash, and live far from any fee-free ATM.
If I were to do what I think is a best practice, I'd pay cash for everything. I think the oncoming push to CBDC and elimination of cash will be a huge imposition on our privacy. There is no doubt that it will be abused by both government and corporations.
Agreed on both points. If I'm getting food, I will (reluctantly) often use the store's phone app - less chance of them getting the order wrong, and possibly a discount of some form. Which, these days, every little bit helps, as does a cash-back credit card.
We are already seeing more businesses, and some government agencies, refusing to take cash. (For instance, tollways.) Private businesses are bad enough, but states being allowed to ignore the "legal tender for all debts" aspect of cash is something I find very troublesome.
The communist/socialist/progressive inbred desire to follow the playbooks written by Marx, Lenin, and Mao demands they knowingly destroy small business owners (the bourgeoisie) by forcing their costs to rise to an unsustainable point. The introduction of kiosks puts a kink in their plans, but still raises unemployment, destabilizing the economy. Also, the positions removed are just the jobs that help young adults, in the workforce for the first time, to develop the good habits that will serve them their whole life.
"Where do they go now?" Where? On a diet. To a gym. Give up those mild recreational pharmaceuticals so you can pass a pee test. Go see a military recruiter with the resolve to give it your honest best shot. 4 years or 20, you'll do just fine.
If you work hard and productively with a good attitude, aren't someone's headache, you'll get noticed and it is likely that some mentor will help you climb the ladder.
I hate the kiosks and avoid them as much as I can.
Back in '20 entry wage for fast food was starting at $15/hr. I can only assume it's gone up since then. I see a lot of signs looking for workers.
One thing I've noticed though is that around here it's not the young kids holding the fast food jobs. There might be a few college kids, but few of those. It's mostly middle aged and older folks, a lot of them have tattoos very reminiscent of those I've seen on the local inmate population.
I use the kiosks and pay by credit card almost exclusively. Not out of some philosophical preference, but purely convenience. I carry very little cash, and live far from any fee-free ATM.
If I were to do what I think is a best practice, I'd pay cash for everything. I think the oncoming push to CBDC and elimination of cash will be a huge imposition on our privacy. There is no doubt that it will be abused by both government and corporations.
Agreed on both points. If I'm getting food, I will (reluctantly) often use the store's phone app - less chance of them getting the order wrong, and possibly a discount of some form. Which, these days, every little bit helps, as does a cash-back credit card.
We are already seeing more businesses, and some government agencies, refusing to take cash. (For instance, tollways.) Private businesses are bad enough, but states being allowed to ignore the "legal tender for all debts" aspect of cash is something I find very troublesome.
The communist/socialist/progressive inbred desire to follow the playbooks written by Marx, Lenin, and Mao demands they knowingly destroy small business owners (the bourgeoisie) by forcing their costs to rise to an unsustainable point. The introduction of kiosks puts a kink in their plans, but still raises unemployment, destabilizing the economy. Also, the positions removed are just the jobs that help young adults, in the workforce for the first time, to develop the good habits that will serve them their whole life.
WHO COULD POSSIBLY HAVE FORESEEN
"Where do they go now?" Where? On a diet. To a gym. Give up those mild recreational pharmaceuticals so you can pass a pee test. Go see a military recruiter with the resolve to give it your honest best shot. 4 years or 20, you'll do just fine.
If you work hard and productively with a good attitude, aren't someone's headache, you'll get noticed and it is likely that some mentor will help you climb the ladder.
I love kioks and self-checkouts, because I am 100% more efficient at doing both of those tasks myself.
I hate the kiosks and avoid them as much as I can.
Back in '20 entry wage for fast food was starting at $15/hr. I can only assume it's gone up since then. I see a lot of signs looking for workers.
One thing I've noticed though is that around here it's not the young kids holding the fast food jobs. There might be a few college kids, but few of those. It's mostly middle aged and older folks, a lot of them have tattoos very reminiscent of those I've seen on the local inmate population.