All machines, from the humblest kiosk to the grandest Titan, embody the spirit of the Machine God. Each echo, each sound, each whisper they utter, is a testament to the sacred union between Man and Machine.
Do you want them to go all Skynet? Because this is how you get them to go all Skynet.
Real talk I love chatting with the cashier and getting my groceries bagged. I make small talk and ask them how they're doing. It's a small opportunity to practice social skills and be friendly. On the other hand automated checkouts replace that familiar face with a sinister machine that makes you do the job of the cashier for zero pay and yells at you when you take too long or do something wrong or put 0.000001 pounds on the checkout scale. Steal from automated checkouts whenever you think you can get away with it.
SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU STUPID MACHINE JOB-REPLACING PIECE OF SHIT I HATE AUTOMATED CHECKOUTS SO FUCKING MUCHAs the guillotine gets raised we'll offer the billionaires an option for a 45-minute call to tech support while the blade inches closer and closer to drop height
the problem isn’t that machines are replacing people’s jobs it’s that the people whose jobs are getting replaced aren’t being paid
