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curves2000 · 07-13-2018, 02:40 AM

In my circle of friends I am always the guy who is a little on the opposite side of certain things like the automation and all this amazing "forward and progressive change" Maybe I am just old fashion but a ton of this stuff doesn't make a lot of sense to be and I can't understand why as a society we are going down this path or want to go down this path in some ways??

Why should I scan my own groceries at the check out? Am I saving anything? Who's benefiting? Wal-Mart executives? What about some legit service?

Why can't I do some of the basic service on my own car? So I pay a shop $150 an hour? Why do I need 7 steps to change the radio station and up the fan speed?

Do I really need to order from every garbage chain via Skip the Dishes and than tell people I paid $18 for a Subway sandwich? Why do I need to order paper towels and sea salt for the kitchen via Amazon while I am on the can? Don't I walk or drive by a thousand stores daily who carry these things? Do I really need to download some app so I can eventually control my washing machine while I am out of town?

At my family's business we have mountains of people who come in and try and pay for their purchase's with their phones, but than there phones are dead, they have no cash or debit and are totally lost as to what to do.

I know change is coming but I don't seem to think that this is going to really benefit people like they all think they do. It's not all negative as I also use modern tech, I just don't like the extremes or where we are headed. I do fondly remember the simpler times in a lot of ways/

07-13-2018, 02:40 AM	#94
curves2000 First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Calgary, Canada Exp:	In my circle of friends I am always the guy who is a little on the opposite side of certain things like the automation and all this amazing "forward and progressive change" Maybe I am just old fashion but a ton of this stuff doesn't make a lot of sense to be and I can't understand why as a society we are going down this path or want to go down this path in some ways?? Why should I scan my own groceries at the check out? Am I saving anything? Who's benefiting? Wal-Mart executives? What about some legit service? Why can't I do some of the basic service on my own car? So I pay a shop $150 an hour? Why do I need 7 steps to change the radio station and up the fan speed? Do I really need to order from every garbage chain via Skip the Dishes and than tell people I paid $18 for a Subway sandwich? Why do I need to order paper towels and sea salt for the kitchen via Amazon while I am on the can? Don't I walk or drive by a thousand stores daily who carry these things? Do I really need to download some app so I can eventually control my washing machine while I am out of town? At my family's business we have mountains of people who come in and try and pay for their purchase's with their phones, but than there phones are dead, they have no cash or debit and are totally lost as to what to do. I know change is coming but I don't seem to think that this is going to really benefit people like they all think they do. It's not all negative as I also use modern tech, I just don't like the extremes or where we are headed. I do fondly remember the simpler times in a lot of ways/ Last edited by curves2000; 07-13-2018 at 02:42 AM.