Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores

Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by imperfect_light on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @09:55PM (#39925717)

My first thought is that this was an attempt at satire, but now I realize it's a privileged Western person who has never traveled to a poor country and thinks that if these workers weren't labeling data they'd be self-actualized DJs or crypto investors.

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by rwbt on Thursday April 04, 2024 @01:10PM (#39933167)

I think your first instinct is the correct one. But I don't buy the argument that these jobs are somehow empowering them.

My criticism is towards the entitlement of shoppers who think self checkout is too clunky and having to interact with a cashier is too annoying but expect an army of people to work behind the scenes (be it anywhere in the world) to make it easy for them.

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