Beside chain owners, who likes switch to self-checkout?

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18. I personally prefer the self checkout

Time and convenience writ large, and 200% decrease in headache and frustration.
And really do not have an adequate answer to the charge of 'disenfranchising workers' - other than to point out that I learned long ago (along with everyone else) to pump my own gas, clean my own windshield, check out my own books - look up and dial my own phone numbers - cut my own hair, take my own blood pressure - book my own concert tickets, travel, transit, hotels and accommodations - and the list goes on. Perhaps I should feel guilty about the toll I have taken on my fellow workers with each of these things ... But, nonetheless - made those adjustments - and life goes on.

(Conversely - it's been a good 15 years since I've changed the oil on my car - or attempted anything more complicated than replacing a light bulb, or glancing at the fluid levels ... )