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Warpy

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32. Ah. They only had them in Home Depot here

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 07:48 PM

Nov 2014

I've never seen them in any of the supermarkets.

I guess there's an advantage to living in the back and beyond in flyover country.

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50% of occupations today will no longer exist in 2025: Report [View all] Jesus Malverde Nov 2014 OP

And those people who are not "creative" are screwed, I guess. alarimer Nov 2014 #1

Probably means glorified data entry operators. closeupready Nov 2014 #2

"Creative" my foot. Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #35

First to go cashiers at fast food places yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #3

Our chain market just tossed out the self-checkouts nichomachus Nov 2014 #4

Well that is certainly interesting! yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #5

Two possibilities nichomachus Nov 2014 #8

I know someone who manages 9 self-checkouts in their job NBachers Nov 2014 #53

A lot of personal experience makes me conclude that often, trying to save money is not worth it AZ Progressive Nov 2014 #54

they are only ok if you have about 1 to 3 items JI7 Nov 2014 #9

Yep RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #15

Maybe they noticed people were scanning the canned veg Warpy Nov 2014 #13

No, they were watching that nichomachus Nov 2014 #25

"Unexpected item in the bagging area." Kalidurga Nov 2014 #26

Ah. They only had them in Home Depot here Warpy Nov 2014 #32

People did not like them, I suspect. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #24

I discovered at my grocery store (Giant) MadrasT Nov 2014 #37

damn..I will have to go check that out the next time I hit that store. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #41

Ours did because there was too much theft associated with the self check out lanes. Initech Nov 2014 #44

Nah, those won't even be close to be first to go. JaneyVee Nov 2014 #10

Swipe your card? That's so 20th century. Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #43

being a cashier shouldn't be considered a career in the first place snooper2 Nov 2014 #60

It's already starting and it's further along than most people know nichomachus Nov 2014 #6

So a fragile dystopia, then? BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #11

capitalists doing what capitalists do best. redruddyred Nov 2014 #45

hasn't this type of thing been predicted for years ? JI7 Nov 2014 #7

Yes. It's predicted very decade. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #27

Yep, the age of robots is perpetually 10-30 years off. "No, but this time it's real!" Chathamization Nov 2014 #42

Immensely more fulfilling? Lol BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #12

already there is not enough work to sustain the economy redruddyred Nov 2014 #47

This is also troubling BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #14

It's so backwards RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #16

A living wage is going to be absolutely necessary. joshcryer Nov 2014 #17

Good luck selling that to the "you don't eat if you don't work" Americans AZ Progressive Nov 2014 #18

Sell it as a negative income tax. joshcryer Nov 2014 #19

Actually a guaranteed income is going to be absolutely necessary. n/t. airplaneman Nov 2014 #34

Access to the Report: AZ Progressive Nov 2014 #20

Oh, lol BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #22

America is rapidly becoming into an extreme "Winners and Losers" society AZ Progressive Nov 2014 #21

aggression esp seems to be well-rewarded. redruddyred Nov 2014 #46

Lazy Poor Octafish Nov 2014 #23

Sigh... Keynes said the same thing. A long time ago. haele Nov 2014 #28

Humans Need Not Apply Bosonic Nov 2014 #29

Great vid...nt Jesus Malverde Nov 2014 #31

I saw the video posted months ago, might have been one of yours. Although the tone is appalachiablue Nov 2014 #33

I always go back to good old Durkheim Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #38

I wasn't familiar with Durkheim, thanks. Credible if grim, esp. how tradtional groups like appalachiablue Nov 2014 #64

*snark* *LOL* Same bullshit, different decade... NutmegYankee Nov 2014 #30

No worries! We can all become "consultants" ! LiberalElite Nov 2014 #36

Or bloggers, or social media "experts" Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #39

Our family business will still be keeping us occupied Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2014 #40

HULK NO LIKE! SMASH! SMASH BAD MACHINE! Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #48

That the rub isn't it. Jesus Malverde Nov 2014 #49

There is what I like and what I want, and what I don't like and don't want Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #51

fear is warranted BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #56

A conversation is certainly warranted. Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #57

In fairness BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #58

So they will rather be reamed? AZ Progressive Nov 2014 #52

This scares the hell out of me. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #50

Your concern may be warranted from what I've seen lately. Transportation is a sector under appalachiablue Nov 2014 #59

way back more than 40 years ago I worked as a small town radio announcer at two different places Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #55

"50%" certainly sounds like a number they made up GreatGazoo Nov 2014 #61

In ten years? This is bullshit folks. Stop flapping your arms. Throd Nov 2014 #62

Interesting. So what will these jobs BE? HughBeaumont Nov 2014 #63