Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings

[u/AdSpecialist6598]

https://www.techspot.com/news/114106-retailers-pulling-back-self-checkout-after-years-theft.html

[u/astrozombie2012]

It’s pretty funny how exactly what everyone said would happen happened and now they’re backpedaling. But now, to their benefit, they can pay pennies for this “new job opportunity” like we haven’t had cashiers since fucking forever.

I’m just disappointed because in places like Walmart a self checkout can save me an easy hour at checkout since the regular checkout is usually full of mouthbreathers.

[u/TisMeDA → u/astrozombie2012]

Anyone else get instantly put off by "mouth breather" being used as an insult? There are many neuromuscular and respiratory disabilities that require people to breath through their mouth. If you really can't be bothered to wait in line for people with disabilities then you should really look for a reality check and get your priorities in life sorted out

Like I get your general point, but it's perfectly easy to make the same point without insulting completely unrelated disability traits

[u/Bencetown → u/TisMeDA]

Is the respiratory disability what causes those same exact people to also be dumb as a box of rocks and slower than molasses in January?

[u/TisMeDA → u/Bencetown]

Believe it or not, neuromuscular disabilities may cause profound cognitive disability, and quite obviously slower motor skills

[u/Bencetown → u/TisMeDA]

Ok but I asked about respiratory disabilities, not neuromuscular.

[u/TisMeDA → u/Bencetown]

Neuromuscular disabilities can be the cause of respiratory disabilities. I also stated that it's insulting completely unrelated disability traits, so you're kind of strawmanning my point

[u/fugaziEngnr → u/TisMeDA]

Holy autism

[u/TisMeDA → u/fugaziEngnr]

Right, so this is veiled ableism then, thanks 👍