Automatic checkout, which frees customers from drudgery of waiting, is already here.
The Future is Faster Than You Think
However, this solution also became a problem for some of us. Where convenience became the source of feel-good moments that made people more and more addicted to needless consumption.
Generations past used to hold the idea of owning a few but ones that last a lifetime. But such a thing is not the ruling philosophy these days. And if you are honest with yourself, you’ll realize that you have more than three pairs of shoes on the shelves; some of them already gathered dust.
And markets have shifted from producing needs to producing wants too. But we already learned that when crisis comes, the fad goes away, and what’s absolutely necessary remains.