Yes, it is the human interaction, not the extra work per se. I’m not aware of the “amazon system” stores here. Certainly, I would avoid them.
In the gas stations, however, we don’t have too much choice. It is 100% electronic.
@aleksandra It’s not so much about using or not using cash. I rarely use cash. It’s more about the human aspect of certain activities & when we bring too much technology into certain activities, the experience of those activities is lessened. The meaningfulness of those activities is lessened.
The power of the human touch, of human connection is inherent to our existence.
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Agreed. We are social animals. No technology can remove our essence. For some reason, I recommended this book here: Good reads and recommended books
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Now there’s this:
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The concept/definition of “convenience” is a bit out of brakes…By reading all this technological “speed,” I’m wondering if I’m getting too old, too wise, too stupid, or everything simultaneously. 
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Well, at least let us think that we are going in the same way as a (real) fine wine.
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@roberto I always say that age only matters if you’re wine, whiskey or cheese 
I’m like a vintage wine
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When retailers require that customers have smartphones to unlock product cabinets, expect politicians to create money-wasting bureaucracies to buy smartphones for the smartphone-less, such as Pure owners!
No, thank you. Here’s a simpler solution: Enforce laws for theft, and we won’t need smartphone-locked retail cabinets and another money-wasting bureaucracy.
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A few days ago, I came across this article on the BBC & to be honest, it freaked me out a bit. This is what I imagine the future of technology would look like if we don’t set boundaries.
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Well it does look frightening but on the other hand - implants for animals and pets are existing for a while, haven’t heard about any super negative feedbacks. Also, you wouldn’t have to worry at all about having your wallet stolen, that is surely a great advantage but YEAH a bit extreme!
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@aleksandra Misiek has a microchip because if he gets lost, he can’t articulate to the person who finds him how to get him back to me. My whole concern about chip implants in humans, here is more of a chance for misuse & abuse with humans.
Recently, microchipping human has been brought up as a way to enforce social distancing rules in Israel:
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Technology has never been the problem. It is fantastic what we are able to do now vs 40-50 years ago. But it has come at a cost. When I look around me I see people staring at screens not recognizing the absolute beauty around them. I once was one of these people. I still remember the day everything changed. I was at my sons hockey game and I was staring at my phone. I looked around and everyone was doing the same. I could not imagine being a child and scoring my first goal and then to look up and see my mom or dad on their phones. That is when it hit me. I put the phone down and I began spending time with kids. Taking your kids to sports activities while you stare at a screen is not spending time with them. It is our relationship to technology that needs to change. We need to wake up. Thanks to companies like Mudita and others this movement I think is taking hold. I spent this morning playing with my kids at the park. We climbed a hill and we looked up into the sky and looked at clouds. I was present with them and it was amazing. Where was my smartphone? At home.
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