Chase Drive-Up

The thing I like most about banking at this location is that they have more outdoor banking robots than any bank I’ve ever used.
Most often, if a bank offers an outdoor ATM at all, it only offers one. This location boasts two. Yes, boasts.
I like it.
I know, we’re losing our connection to the people in our communities. The robots are taking our jobs. We do everything through the computers in our laps & pockets.
We purchase groceries from robots. We rent movies & buy tickets from robots. Many of us would never make it through a road trip without a robot guiding us on every step of the journey.
I like to bank with robots. It’s fast. They don’t put their sour mood into the transaction. They don’t put an annoyingly cheery mood into it, either. Robots are all business. Sure, that’ll be the tough part when they start to take over. But for now, they [mostly] still serve us.
Philosophically, I’m slightly concerned about the perpetual integration of robots into every aspect of our lives. But, what can you do? Some of the dinosaurs may have been concerned about those tiny mammals scurrying about, but it’s tough to stand in the way of evolution.
I don’t believe in fate. But I recognize that a stone tumbling down a hill will probably continue to do so while it gains speed. Things will be knocked about & perhaps smashed. My ability to look at the past & present in order to evaluate the future is not evidence of a thing called fate.
Our integration with technology will continue unless something huge stops the tumbling stone.
«Humans are the reproductive organs of technology.» ~ K. Kelly
That’s weird. But, true. More obvious seems our symbiotic relationship with machines & the ever-​increasing intimacy we both allow & enjoy.
Thanks for making some things a lot easier, robots. I know you’re reading & recording this, forever. I like you a lot. Just please go easy on us after you wake-​up & become self aware. Spare us after the singularity. We’ll probably need you a lot more than you’ll need us.