So I like to eat at McDonald's, and normally when we go we tend to go through the drive through but the other day we decided to go to the store and eat in.
@wrongjohn and his family were with us and we found some seats. Now things have changed in McDonald's they have refurbished their stores and made it more modern. Now I am pro change, I like the new look of things and I like how they put money into the business.
as we went to order there was one girl on the tills taking orders and that was it, now you might be thinking to your self well thats not many people, well your right.
But what McDonald's have done is put in self service machines that take your order and payment, to make it more conveniant for the customer.
I don't like this idea and I'll tell you why.
If a machine is doing a job that some one (human) can do that means there is less jobs. once the machine has made the money that it costs then the shop is making pure profit.
Now @wrongjohn and me had a big debate about the pro and cons about these machines and the manager at the store stud and listened to us talking but did not interact with us.
Now my view is this. if a machine is doing a person's job then what does the person do? that means that the job its doing would take peoples jobs.
Now @wrongjohn said to me that it was a good thing that people can serve themselves, it's faster to get served and you can pay by card.
Now if that machine takes a job, then that means they get to higher fewer people, that in turn gives the company more profit, as they don't have to pay that staff member a wage.
Now @wrongjohn said to me that McDonald's like to high students, so I put it to him, so if I was a student and I dropped out of my classes and didn't do very well in life there would always be a job for someone like me at McDonald's, now if there was a machine doing the job that I could do then that means I am going to struggle to find work.
Can you see my point?
I think the human touch to everything is the best way and we should not be relying on machines to do jobs, now that the country is full there are no jobs and to make fewer jobs is just crazy.
So now that I got that of my chest, I am boycotting McDonald's I advise you do the same as if you need a job in the future, there will be none at McDonalds.
image from McDonald's website.
You know, the next revolution are all about robots. There are lots of talk on our radios about the impact it will have on the world's economy! Millions of people will be without work. The crazy Elon Musk is just the beginning. There will be many more of his kind in the next few years. I don't think I'll ever get into a driverless taxi or airplane, imagine the computer chip malfunctioning, and you ending up on Timbuctu! I also don't like the idea of self service gas stations. I'm so glad I'm old and that I won't be really part of it all.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
If bot's take over because it's more cost effective then employing people then i can see why big businesses use this way, but the problem I see is with these big companies these are the ones who need to employ the workers otherwise there will be no jobs, and then we will hit another depression, I find the self-service gas stations to be handy, but know you have put it in the context that I was saying about Mcdonald's it looks like now I'm going to have to avoid them. hehe.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Imagine getting in a taxi with a madman and being kidnapped? Anothe unlikely situation but it could happen
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
My other argument was that in the long term, machines will not “take our jobs” - they will simply change the types of jobs we do. Students will have a different type of go to job out of college. Maybe a job that has not been invented yet! I blog about the future of work as part of my day job, it’s a subject I’m very interested in ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
you know me very well john, and your comment was something you pitched to me while we were there, but like I said, i am only trained as a chef and for some thing to come along and take my job what else am I going to do? If I go back to college what would I learn? what skill could I pick up? I know alot but to put some one out of a job to get re trained then this is a down side to me, even if it did open jobs up that have not been thought of yet.
If people want to use robots then thats up to them, but they should also think about the challenged people who need these jobs, these are people who will be out of jobs, living on benifits and louting the streets.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
What you say assumes that we are talking about dumb robots, specialised for one job. What when they are AI and more intelligent and capable than most people? Not qualified for a job? Easy, load a course and within hours they are experts.
Simplifying the problem is great for convincing those who are not able to find a job, but it is not fair - nor is it ethical.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I'm in favour of using robots for jobs humans can do - but, I think that it is only fair that we hit them with massive taxes so that we can afford to pay a living wage to all those out of a job.
Perhaps an association could be formed to stand up for the right of robots and demand that they be paid at least as much as a human would have been paid, less the amortization of the purchase price.
That way, nobody would resent the robots - who would or could become tax-paying citizens.
As for the big M, I have not even had a cup of coffee from them for many years - since I saw a video called Food.inc - it was disgusting and, oddly, M did not contest what was shown.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I used to work at burger king for about 4 years working my way up to managment and I saw stuff that in all fairness would put most people off their food for a long time. when the food hygine inspecter came around to do his checks he said to me that in fact the kitchen that I was working in was five star and there was nothing wrong with the practices. I saw some videos on mds and I know what your saying but my point above is that it happens in alot of places, we just don't know its happening.
I would like to see robot do jobs that put humans at risk, like fire fighters, armed police jobs then no lifes would be lost. but for the sake of something serving me my food. well I would rather have interaction with a person who can get my order right. lol
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I am a pensioner, so although I am not directly threatened by robots and, as a science fiction fan, am an enthusiast, loving the idea of them, I still hold as prime truth that always human beings must come first.
It is troubling and, as usual, when the answers are complex, mankind will swing from one end of the pendulum to the other, and I dread to think of what will happen at either extremes. We must mature, but whether we do or not depends also on what the robots will be like.
Imagine you are in a building that catches fire. As the firemen are about to enter the building, you wave to them and they see you on the fourth floor. Once inside, because of the extreme heat, they decide it is a waste to make the effort, just in the unlikely event someone is still alive.
Out of the four of them, one is a human, the rest are robots. The robots are not afraid, it is just that they have been programmed to keep in mind that they cost a lot of energy to manufacture, so they must only risk themselves when they are certain they can save a human life.
Luckily for you, the human firefighter does not believe in logic. To him, if someone is in danger, it is his duty to get them out, so he makes his way to you and the two of you share a beer at a pub the next day.
Some would thank him for saving them. I would thank him for being a human, and not a robot.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
well said, it has got to be said that robot have to be programed by humans, they don't see logic and in a sence have no compasion, this been said its all down to data, if that person on the top floor has only 1% chance of making it out a human would attempt to go after that said person. a robot might sence that with been that small of a risk could let the person burn.
this is the problem.
i have a debate going on another post if you want to get in on it, your opinions matter check this link https://steemit.com/rant/@artonmysleeve/join-the-debate-whats-better-for-us-humans-are-you-pro-robot-or-against-comments-will-be-replied-to-if-you-want-to-get-into-this
everybody is welcome to join in,
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit