This week we
did the shopping. It took twenty minutes of careful clicking, albeit a strict
list of items had been prepared, so no hopping about or responding to offers
for this and that.
When the
delivery arrived the man in the van took about five minutes of our time. Also avoided
were visits to several shops or markets and being annoyed that things were not
there or in good condition.
This explains why in near ten minutes and is worth the time to
watch. It is an amazing technical and logistical story and for those whose
shopping history goes back decades only causes them regret at all the time
spent then in buying basic goods.
But not only
is it a revolution in its field, it is the same for employment, skills and
other things. If this is the way a basic function can work now what about all
the other aspects of our lives? Would robot medic's make fewer mistakes than
humans?
We trudged round Sainsbury's but I'm beginning to wonder why when much of our shopping is routine stocking up.
ReplyDelete"Would robot medic's make fewer mistakes than humans?"
Seems likely but there will be a huge battle over it.
Hmmmm, not sure about home delivery because you don't get to choose - they choose which of the item you'll get.
ReplyDeleteSo what did you do with the time 'saved'.?
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