[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

A lot of this futurism can be easily dispelled.

Go to a grocery store with self check-out. Maybe eight terminals with one checker. Note how that checker is constantly on the go. While it is more efficient than an individual checker for each terminal, it still requires a lot of work. That individual probably expends more effort than three line checkers.

And the zinger is that that checker *has* to do these things, because they cannot be done automatically.

[Star Traveler]

Nope, I’m sorry, but this “futurism” is not dispelled the way I look at it. You see, I talked to my grandfather who was born before the turn of the last century. So I know what “futurism” brings.

[SamAdams76]

The self check-outs are actually more of a hassle than just standing in line at a regular checkout. A bottle of wine will bring somebody running to check my ID (they don't bother with that when I'm going through a regular line), some bar codes won't read, produce needs to get weighed, some disembodied voice keeps telling me to put my purchases in a bag even though I've already been doing that. It's very stressful.

So I just stand in a regular line and read a Kindle book on my phone while I wait. Everything is done for me, all I have to do is swipe my card.