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Ghost pharmacy
Takeaways:
- In a world dominated by technology, the absence of human interaction at stores is becoming common.
- James shared a funny experience at the pharmacy that felt like being inside a vending machine.
- The convenience of automated systems is winning out, but at what cost to our humanity?
- Future shopping might mean no clerks to answer questions, leaving us to fend for ourselves.
- The cold, sterile feel of tech-driven stores raises questions about the warmth of human connection.
- As we embrace convenience, we must consider how technology changes our daily lives and interactions.
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Transcript
This is the Daily Note.
Speaker A:I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown.
Speaker A:I went to the pharmacy to get something for my migraine.
Speaker A:As I checked out on a kiosk, I noticed something.
Speaker A:I was alone.
Speaker A:No pharmacist, no clerks.
Speaker A:Just a glow of a monitor and the voice of a machine demanding my card.
Speaker A:It was like I was inside a giant vending machine.
Speaker A:When I left, I opened the bottle.
Speaker A:On the way to the car, I I took one to take the edge off.
Speaker A:And as that pill hit my tongue, I had one thought.
Speaker A:If this is now, what's the future?
Speaker A:A future where stores have no clerks and questions have no one to answer them.
Speaker A:It's clear that convenience has won.
Speaker A:And boy, that place felt cold.
Speaker A:So what do you think?
Speaker A:Let me know@jamesabrown.net or call me.
Speaker A: -: Speaker A:On that note, I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown, and as always, be well.
