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• 4grams@awful.systems ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Something I couldn’t help but notice today. I work from home most days at my current job, but I’m in this week. I’m the sort of person who always looks strangers in the eye and says hello, or just a smile and nod… today as I walked through the buildings to get lunch, not one single person acknowledged me. I almost always get at least a few responses or at least a smile. Today, nothing, every single person stared at the floor, or intentionally looked away when made eye contact.

  I get that there are folks uncomfortable with such interactions, and so I am not offended or upset if I don’t get a response, but despite being surrounded by people, I don’t remember feeling more alone.

  Just wanted to share, seems relevant.

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    People have been retreating inwards for a while. The rise of smartphones and the pandemic were major leaps in it but it’s kept increasing.

    It hasn’t been good for me as an extrovert and I think it’s gone terribly for everyone. You may not like small talk with people you see around but it makes you feel not alone

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• oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  He capitalizes almost as badly as Trump.

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• socsa@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Ok see that’s where I am going to have to disagree with you there, sport.

  Hell is famously, other people.

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• Noite_Etion@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This is why I support the Mechanicus, despite appearances you know there is a human brain in that machine somewhere.

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• Randelung@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Convenience for the shop owner, not you.

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• gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The point is to isolate you, that way your easier to manipulate with social media algorithms

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• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  OK boomer.

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• Nikls94@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The shadows and clouds reveal the realness of this picture.

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• CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I do. I want all of that.

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• ReCursing@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Good news! You can have ai AND human interaction if you’re not an awful person no-one wants to talk to!

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  • chunes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    From my time as a cashier I can 100% confirm there are people who use the fact that you are a captive audience to get in their weekly socializing

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• humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If your only human connection is people who are paid for it, you don’t need cashiers. You either need prostitutes or to figure out why nobody likes you.

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  • BussyCat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s not about a persons “only human connection” but it is a human connection that is being taken away.

    It’s literally not even about nobody liking you either… as you automate everything it becomes harder to meet people too and harder to have normal conversations so you end up as this weird sad person who sees a person asking for connection and responds by telling them they need a prostitute of to figure out why nobody likes them

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• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I don’t want order food! Ituman connection

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• captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If all these things are replaced so people can spend more time with each other instead of working then I’ll gladly take it, but if it’s just for profit throw it out.

  Though driverless trains I’ll take on purely financial grounds, should save up money for trains to keep coming after last call so the drunks can ride home safe

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• OrteilGenou@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So selfish, what about shareholder profit? We can really increase our margins by getting rid of Dougie and the crew

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• Darnton@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  ITT: Lots of people who doesn’t know which community they are commenting in.

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• ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Driverless metro is the best thing since sliced bread. And there are drivers in a control center at all times, they just control more than one train.

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  • ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    PS a slop anti-slop post is the perfect shitpost

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• Honytawk@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Maybe get your human connection from somewhere where they aren’t forced to interact with you?

  Like, even for old people there are places to socially interact. Even if it is just a retirement home.

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• capuccino@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  and why is sidney at the background?

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  • elevenbones@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And where is the other half of the bridge?

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• nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Home Farm Stands United has the only self checkout i’m ok with (jar under the table)

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• visnudeva@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I do want that, I want a human connection, not slaves to serve me, leave that to the robots and let’s just chill and enjoy the ride altogether.

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• DrDystopia@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  One would think I’d love the idea, being Scandinavian and everything. Human interaction with people outside my absolute inner circle is a pain.

  Turns out that interacting with AI is even worse so I’ve bought an eBike to avoid public transit, stopped eating at QR code places and such. I don’t work for free, for the companies benefits, by doing selfscan shopping. Unless it’s somewhat reasonable, every interaction with public services is a “go-slow” operation.

  They told me I could become anything I wanted, so I became sand. Not very smart throwing me into the machine.

  Become sand my friends and maybe one day we’ll meet at the beach.

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• oneser@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Oh god, his hands!

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• auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I do 🙋‍♂️

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• LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I definitely prefer self-checkouts and in-store screen ordering, I don’t want to speak to some stressed out guy on minimum wage and stress him out more because he can’t hear or speak properly and will get my order wrong and get me frustrated.

  The touchscreens are usually really simple and easy to navigate. Plus all the upsells for meals etc. are easy to skip past if you can navigate a basic dark pattern, compared to the human who has to say it then you have to hear it and respond etc. which is very slow + and you need to take your earphones off or at least pause your music to do it which always just sucks.

  At least in principle - that’s a lot better, in practice in my experience too.

  I’m sorry mr.boomer but when I worked fast food I didn’t do so for “human connection”, I did it to not be homeless and so I could eat and my worst nightmare on till duty was if someone wanted to speak to me, and I’d just wish for them to fuck off so I can keep daydreaming and blocking out the traumatizing levels of noise and shit going on.

  As a customer - I don’t go to subway for “human connection” - I go there because I fell asleep after work and now I’m starving, I don’t go to Starbucks to harass the barista or the other souls inside who just want to be left alone like everyone does, I go there to get my 500kcal coffee treat to remind myself of better days and leave as soon as possible.

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