点评:There's something impersonal about McDonald's. Some like that. I don't.
It's why I haven't visited one for so long, but - heading along the M1 - a pee break was needed, and we called in.
I didn't like the look of the food at all, and the impersonal experience was underlined by a new ordering system that means you can do it on a screen just yards from where people are standing ready to take your order.
So no need to interact with anyone either.
I realised then what this brave new world is like. HUMANS. If you haven't seen the series - a flawed but compelling show taking robotics to its inevitable conclusion, with IT-created human-like robots serving our needs and eventually rebelling - it's uncannily similar.
The question is: who are the robots and who are the humans.
With all humanity extracted from this food-filling factory, the jury is out.
I had a banana milk shake - the sugariest confection I've ever tasted. It was £1.79.
Next time I'll bring my own drink and sandwiches.
翻译:麦当劳给人一种冷漠的感觉。有些人喜欢这样,但我不喜欢。
这就是为什么我这么久没去过麦当劳,但是——沿着 M1 高速公路前行——需要上个厕所,所以我们就打电话叫了进去。
我一点也不喜欢食物的外观,新的点餐系统强调了这种冷漠的体验,这意味着你可以在离站着等待点餐的人几码远的屏幕上点餐。
所以也不需要和任何人互动。
然后我意识到这个美丽新世界是什么样的。人类。如果你还没有看过这个系列——一个有缺陷但引人入胜的节目,将机器人技术推向了不可避免的结局,IT 创造的类人机器人满足我们的需求并最终反抗——它惊人地相似。
问题是:谁是机器人,谁是人类。
随着这家食品工厂失去所有人性,陪审团还没有做出定论。
我喝了一杯香蕉奶昔——这是我尝过的最甜的甜食。价格是 1.79 英镑。
下次我会自带饮料和三明治。