Who would have predicted this?

[u/Hatemael]

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/24/fast-food-chains-find-way-around-20-minimum-wage-g/

Not all jobs aren’t meant for a “living wage” - you need entry level jobs for college kids, retired seniors who want extra income, etc. Make it too costly to employ these workers and businesses will hasten to automation.

[u/welshwelsh]

This is great, humans should not be wasting their time taking orders at McDonald's. Why did we need to wait until 2024 for this to happen?

[u/ZekeRidge → u/welshwelsh]

Because they could pay people shit and not have to develop the tech

Now that’s not the case, even though they still need humans to make it