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Re:Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe... by intended on Thursday May 06, 2021 @08:41AM (#27062324)
Automation is coming anyway. A kiosk costs many many magnitudes lower than even an unpaid human. The unpaid human still has to go to the loo.

This is not an argument to keeping people underpaid.

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Re:Montana to cancel unemployment benefits to address severe... by bluefirebrand on Thursday May 06, 2021 @09:59AM (#27063295)
Kiosks break down requiring service calls. They need software teams to keep them updated, and a not-insignificant portion of the population still just refuse to engage with them. That's why almost all of the ones you see around in stores have attendants still.
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