Look at the big picture. Back in the 50s and 60s, stores and gasoline stations did everything for you. There was no tech; everything was done manually.
Prices in real (constant dollar) terms were lower then and a family could have one breadwinner and the spouse (usually the wife) could stay home with the kids.
Today we are all forced to do the work the stores once did — they have offloaded that work from their employees onto you, the customer. And this is the supposed “service economy” where you get everything done for you.
It doesn’t make any sense.
No kidding. My wife always wants to direct me to the “bag-it-yourself” area because there’s no line there. I tell her, “If they want me bagging my own groceries, they need to give me a discount.” Till then, I’ll stand in line and check my messages.