Machines may be the wave of the future, but I still want a cozy atmosphere and a friendly familiar face behind the counter to bring me back to a particular coffee shop. :)
apparently "99.999% of people who order no foam are assholes"harriet_m_welshJanuary 6 2007, 13:38:27 UTC
Yeah, but at Starbucks the button pushers go home and bitch about you and bitch about their coworkers in a LiveJournal Community, all while serving you coffee that is six+ months old.
People order no foam because they are tired of drinking over stretched, scalded, meringuey lattes. But you can't explain that to someone at Starbucks, 'cause they are more interested in "policy" and Starbucks jargon than they are in coffee.
Sure, the piano guys in theatres don't have jobs, and we have really awesome stereos - but as far as I know, there's still an organist at Safeco Field.
So... basically just because a machine can do it doesn't mean that everybody is going to want or have one.
The guy is saying that he is right because there's this one profession that he knows about that stopped existing because there was better technology. There are also craptons of technological advances that never caught on because nobody cared.
CAN HIS MILK STEAMING MACHINE MAKE LEAVES ON TOP OF THE MOCHA? OR DRAW A MONKEY IN A TREE? >:|
Well, not to argue the point of my own expendability, but what he's saying is that with a machine such as this, the milk would be steamed perfectly so that a person with a little training could, in fact, be taught to pour latte art or draw your monkey.
The article is interesting (IMHO) because it really shows a consumer driven trend, and coffee is a unique business in that it is almost entirely dependant upon consumer desire. Staffing, inventory, ordering, all of these things for a cafe are set by the flow of business and volume.
I am not afraid of being replaced though. A machine cannot make you make barnyard noises to get the bathroom key or sing you a song made up about your name.
Well, they already have people with almost no training making espresso even without that steamer thing. It's called Starbucks at WWU. :( WORST COFFEE. EVER. (I am still scarred for life
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(I think she's hinting.)
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So... basically just because a machine can do it doesn't mean that everybody is going to want or have one.
The guy is saying that he is right because there's this one profession that he knows about that stopped existing because there was better technology. There are also craptons of technological advances that never caught on because nobody cared.
CAN HIS MILK STEAMING MACHINE MAKE LEAVES ON TOP OF THE MOCHA? OR DRAW A MONKEY IN A TREE? >:|
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The article is interesting (IMHO) because it really shows a consumer driven trend, and coffee is a unique business in that it is almost entirely dependant upon consumer desire. Staffing, inventory, ordering, all of these things for a cafe are set by the flow of business and volume.
I am not afraid of being replaced though. A machine cannot make you make barnyard noises to get the bathroom key or sing you a song made up about your name.
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