Subj : Internet
To   : Nightfox
From : Ogg
Date : Sun Dec 17 2023 09:16 am

Hello Nightfox!

** On Saturday 16.12.23 - 18:07, Nightfox wrote to JaXson:

El>>> The Internet ruined everything. :-(   J/K

Ja>> Nah .. self check out did though.

N> One thing I've wondered about - People complain because
N> they don't like self-checkouts at the store, yet people
N> like to pump their own gas for their car and often don't
N> like needing a gas station attendant.  Seems a bit
N> contradictory.

Pumping gas is a one-product thing.  Requires a few steps.

Whereas, checking out cartful of things is multi-step and takes
more fiddling around - such as identifying the locations of the
barcodes or entering them manually, etc..


N> often seen people from out of state complain when they come
N> here and find out they couldn't pump their own gas.  But
N> they don't like checking their own groceries?

See above.


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