Sallow
The Big Bad Wolf.
The technology already exists to pretty much make fast-food outlets operate using robotics.Let them complain when they have no jobs at all. It only makes sense to forgo human workers. Less chance of orders getting screwed up, an end to robberies.
Watch how many fast food outlets begin replacing $15.00 hour simians with robotics.
The only reason this hasn't happened industry-wide is b/c the franchise owners up till now could pay minimum wage and make about 2-3% net profit.
The only reason so many people wanted to be franchise owners is b/c even though the profit margin is WAY below other profit margins the guaranteed volume in sales make fast food a solid business to be in.
Reduce the low net profit and a franchise owner is better off closing the business and starting an auto parts store. Or moving to robotics.
Sure it does.
And it did as far back as the 1900s.
We called them automats.
Automat - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
How'd they work out?
They worked out very very well! The only reason why the old automats failed is because the cashier machines could not take paper money. The technology wasn't that advanced. Automated fast food is growing in Europe and Japan.
You've been to Europe and Japan, I gather?
When I was there, automats were basically in places that people couldn't set up shop. Like on Subway platforms and train stations.
Otherwise? There are a plethora of food places with real live people working in them.