Victor Villas

Unfortunately I think you’re onto it. The only solace is that the alt-right rise to power is somewhat off-sync, so international relations are still one of the fields where they face some real resistance.

I think the rise of far-right leaders (US, UK, Brazil etc) demonstrate that people will eat up whatever is offered as a mean to “shake up” the house when they feel things have been stagnant. I think unfortunately Canada is more akin to the US than France (they were able to stave off Le Pen) and we will have to go through a cycle of rightwing hindrance so people can remember why these people suck in practice, not just in theory. In other words, PP already has everything stacked in his favour and as contradicting as it is to attract far right voters while trying to maintain a moderate surface, it works.

When you say “fuck investors” do you also mean everyone who has any savings or pension? Because these people are investors.

Like, fuck me for opening a HISA and contributing to my RRSP?

The Aquarium on Vancouver’s Stanley Park is very kid-friendly and because it’s inside Stanley Park it’s two birds in one stone.

If I can get home faster, it might be wort it. Not always, but sometimes. Specially if I’m picking up a small set of items that are easy to scan.

Even if the experience is worse?

It depends. Worse in what way? I’m sure there would be scenarios that it would work out fine.

People will probably be more favorable towards whichever solution they think will be the most effective.

But they think that budget cuts will be effective because they’re conservatives, so in the end it’s a circular argument.

Right, but what’s the value which isn’t also found in the picker?

I can’t think of any. Again.

If you want to sit back and relax while the work gets done, as posited earlier, why is that not true for the entire process?

I’m not saying it’s not true. If the local supermarket decides to provide that service at no extra cost, I’ll use it. And even when it’s not free, sometimes I use it (grocery delivery).

I guess it depends on the machine, but I don’t have to memorize codes. You can search for the item by name when it’s time to weigh it.

Sure, but the question asks what value a cashier brings that a picker doesn’t bring?

I can’t think of any. But I don’t see how that changes anything.

Imagine the things you could do while the employee is in the back pulling the items you need.

I don’t have to imagine, I’m a happy customer of grocery delivery so I make use of warehouse pickers too.

In any case, the main point is that for some people in some situations, there is more value in using the cashier even if it takes longer.

Yeah, absolutely. I don’t subscribe to this “free work” analogy for me doing something for myself, just wanted to highlight that for some people in some situations, there is more value in using the cashier even if it takes longer.

As a counterpoint, I’m unbothered during the time the cashier is doing their thing, usually listening to a podcast or an audiobook. If I have to scan it myself, I have to give up some concentration to scan the things, specially the ones that I need to search for codes and weigh items. So even if it takes more time, the cashier might be time better spent. Time has value, but not just the amount of time; how I spend that time changes its value. In other words, work has value too.

If I’m just listening to music or chatting with my wife, I do tend to pick the self checkout to get out of there ASAP. So I agree with your core idea.

I haven’t touched a note or a coin for 6 months now, last time I just had to because the machine only accepted coins

Fucking Handmaid’s Tale got it right with

With digital banking on the rise and a pathetic baseline quality of service, the big banks are in for a decade of shitstorm. Well deserved. Nothing pisses me off as much as banking in Canada nowadays. Good on Scotiabank for grabbing Tangerine, looking forward to Wealthsimple implementing real credit.

Not really a good analogy because Walmart mostly purchases goods to resell them¹, while Facebook does not purchase news. Even so, if Walmart suddenly stopped selling Canadian goods it could lead to a lawsuit too. CBC is not trying to force Facebook to accept CBC links, it’s about all Canadian outlets.

¹ well, except on their 3rd party marketplace, but we all know this is not what the analogy is talking about

RSS still exists.

I’d love to live in a world where you’re right, but can you point out any evidence that ditching social media and favouring RSS would work out well for the CBC? Like any similar media company (in scope or size) that had a successful experiment?

They don’t need Facebook and Twitter. […] They’re just addicted to them.

What is the difference? What does addiction really mean in this context?

housing isn’t an acute problem and thus not a crisis

Who’s to say that is the one true definition of crisis anyway? People call “crisis” anything they feel highly impacting, no matter the acuteness.

It isn’t, really. Barely newsworthy, but it’s something.

Also being openly asshole was not a proven model pre-Trump so most assholes showed some restraint in public