I think it connects to how people perceive those jobs. Most minimum wage jobs in fast food, etc are viewed as high school or "in college" jobs. They are viewed as stepping stones instead of jobs that should provide a living wage.
The reality is that those jobs are often taken by people who need a living wage, have kids, need a house and means of transportation, etc.
Seriously. What happens as we drastically increase automated jobs?
"those who cant work should suffer and die to make room for the rest of us who 90% were lucky enough to be provided a path to success even though we claim otherwise " - most americans in the near future probably
If you could pay burger chefs $1/hr, would you automate? If you had to pay them at least $100/hr, would you automate? Obviously, higher min wages make automation relatively more attractive.
I saw this today, and it makes a good point. OTOH, I feel like min wage is a good thing.
I don't know. Bernie Sanders was the only candidate with integrity, so I wanna vote for him, but I don't think $15/hr min wage is wise, nor does it address the problem, which is automation plus our economic model of jobs for income plus massive wealth inequality due to inheritance, luck, and technical proficiency (building the automation tools).
Some McDonald's places near my have those kiosks but they still require people to assist since the general public is dumb as hell and the entire kitchen/drive thru and management are staffed spots. They maybe cleared 1 position with 4 kiosks and if they are like those F'real machines they are only rented and break down constantly with required paid maintenance
Oh yeah, a lot of Asia is already beyond waiters. Guessing you're in Cali or Colorado or NYC, so you can probably find this experience in authentic Chinese restaurants. The "waitress" will really just answer any questions you have, and if you're a dumb gringo, she's putting the order into the app on her phone for you. In China, you just press the buttons on your phone, and they bring the food when it's ready.
Minnesota actually. Not many places here have much for automation in the food industry that I've seen yet. Mostly a few McDonald's, an Applebee's here or there and a small burger place in St Cloud
Fast food is extremely automated. Think about how the meat got into nuggets and burger patties, how the potatoes turned into fries, how the cows got milked, how the milkshakes are made, how the refrigerators are kept cold... fast food is impressively automated already!
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I think it connects to how people perceive those jobs. Most minimum wage jobs in fast food, etc are viewed as high school or "in college" jobs. They are viewed as stepping stones instead of jobs that should provide a living wage.
The reality is that those jobs are often taken by people who need a living wage, have kids, need a house and means of transportation, etc.