I went to a steak and shake that had absolutely no employees facing the lobby. You just tapped your order into a big iPad and then eventually someone would peek out from the kitchen and leave food for you. I was honestly surprised how soulless it felt, it blew me away. I always hated the fakeness demanded of fast food cashiers but this… the alienation was so depressing. Life is becoming a giant vending machine where all the efforts of labor are hidden behind a screen in an attempt to make everything feel futuristic