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AI has it's usecases, but it's not currently at a place where students can be left alone with an AI. This is dumb.

Healthcare is a human right. Socialized medicine is cheaper than our current system, gives more people access, and prevents incidents like this.

It is cheaper both in direct costs and in terms of unforeseen consequences.

Agreed. It **should **be a meritocracy. However, for anyone who has worked a job for more than a few years, it's obvious that it often doesn't work that way.

Good title

False choice fallacy. Both can be the problem.

Socialism for the rich.

Rugged capitalism for the poor.

The richest Americans are above the law.

Intelligent people leave a space of about two cars ahead of them on the freeway.

Stupid people think that space must be for them.

We do have lots of places like Sheetz that serve a similar function, but to be entirely automated is rare.

Automats might be a closer analog.

Vending machines work better when there's more foot traffic and more density.

Vending machines with specialty goods (as pictured) need to be restocked every day and they require even more foot traffic. I think this is the biggest factor why OP's vending machine is not viable in a lot of places in the US.