• motherofmonsters [she/her]
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    11 months ago

    These productivity losers don’t understand the appeal of certain places. I frequent some shops specifically to speak to the baristas because I like them

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      Maybe if they stop chatting with you, you'll leave and be replaced by a more transactional and efficient customer.

    • Egon [they/them]
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      11 months ago

      Reminds me of Kurt Vonneguts player piano where the only professions that couldn't be replaced where barbers, bartender and the guys maintaining the machines that replaced everyone else

      • SerLava [he/him]
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        11 months ago

        Lol bartender. They can't truly be replaced but they will be replaced with a shitty glorified vending machine

        • Egon [they/them]
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          11 months ago

          That's what they tried in the book, and it didn't work. The story follows an engineer that doesn't understand why he couldn't replace bartenders. Other stuff happens too, but that's sorta host starting point