A Changing World

 The CCP of China is responsible for killing millions, so reads a headline from this morning from the Newsbreak Ap.  What has made China even more dangerous has been its access to American technology.  When Covid broke out China locked down locally, but allowed residents to travel abroad and spread the pandemic.  But still the CCP is responsible for killing millions of Chinese by exposing them to toxic wastes and chemicals mostly due to allowing American companies to pollute and discharge wastes into Chinese rivers and soil.

I wasn't thinking about writing this morning but I came across a story about a McDonalds location that is 100% automated with no workers in the store.  A woman posted her story on TikTok that showed a McDonald's dispensing drinks and automated order filling with no humans involved from the order taking to the filling of those orders.  The article didnt state where this McDonald's was located.  We need hourly workers, but even Walmart is stocking shelves in some of its stores by robots.  

Then in the self checkout of some Walmart stores people who have missed scanning any items as small as soup cans have been arrested for shoplifting by failing to scan even one item.  

I fear technology that can remove any human interaction between customers and any human being.  I can see how technology is replacing people to the detriment of both ecology and human interaction.  It might seem that the US  is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to technology and the very essence of human life.  I am thinking that humans are needed to make sure technology works and that human customers need contact with other humans when doing business with businesses that rely heavily on technology.  

It seems we are replacing people with technology with the need for fewer humans to do the work.  Hourly wage workers have been the backbone of the American way of life and they are needed.  But I'm wondering how the old way of doing things will last.

And finally, I read that 7.4 million Boomers will pass away by 2024, which will change the election landscape for the 2024 elections.  We just have to wait and see on that.  

So, the world is in a constant state of flux, but this morning I am smoking my Savinelli Churchwarden pipe, I don't really smoke all that much, with Cornell and Diehl Morning Light.  I bought this pipe in the late 80's and have always liked it whenever I have smoked it.  Morning Light is a lot like Peterson's Early Morning Pipe with just a hint more of Latakia added for a bit more spiciness.  Those are my thoights for the day, and as always, I thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave