A rant from DiabeticMan's Wife: We shouldn't be so eager to replace people with technology.
I will say for and foremost that I will admit to be a Hypocrite in that I use computers and cell phones, I will use the self-checkout at times and yes sometimes the self automated system with banking sometimes is more convenient than waiting for a human being to answer a simple question BUT something really upset me today while listening to NPR all things consider.
I guess in California the BART system has been having issues with salary with workers going on strike and some CEO of a Tech company earlier this year said something very rude like pay them what they want and work on replacing them with machines.
The interview went on to say how this guy sees how people with "menial" jobs can be replace by self serving machines and it just outrage me. Let's face it his genuine desire to free people from doing a repetitive job leave them to what? Not only that sometimes a human being can be better directions than a map and sometimes and simple hello does make a huge difference in the day.
In a world where we are so connected with Twitter, facebook, cell phones with face time etc we still need actual physical contact with one another. A simple hug or a touch of a hand does do a lot for a person. Sometimes technology is the last thing a person needs when it is a person who can't see well needs help finding the correct change.
We have a society that forgets how to be kind and take time for one another.
We don't connect like we use to and it is ashame.
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