[Still Thinking]

This is no coincidence, Brynjolfsson and McAfee say. For example, increasing automation has dramatically reduced the need for customer service workers across many industries, such as airline reservations or directory assistance, the authors point out

Damn kiosks! Is there any reason for hope that at least all the people put out of work are bitter clingers?? < / The Won mode >

[gitmo]

LOL.
My wife asked me why I always go to the self checkout lines in the grocery store. I had never thought about it, but I answered, “So I don’t have to talk to people.”