[Pearls Before Swine]

Does anybody remember the “Automat” cafeterias in Manhattan in the 50’s? They gave the illusion of automation, as workers placed dishes behind glass-front doors that you could open with coins. I was very young then, and I thought it was the coolest thing.

Now, maybe the automation will be less of an illusion.

Sadly, Marx projected that it would be possible for capital improvement and accumulation to make most workers superfluous. He may have been right in this, although his “solution” of common ownership by “the workers” was insane.

[Doogle]

Yes I remember...best orange soda around...and carrot cake

[upchuck]

Does anybody remember the "Automat" cafeterias in Manhattan in the 50’s?

I do. Here's a book you may enjoy. Click the pic.