| The $1500 price tag alone makes it difficult for anyone to really be affected by their objective of 'getting more people to cook.' Who doesn't cook? Millennials. [1] Who doesn't have money for a toaster oven that costs twice their monthly rent? You guessed it. The author nailed it here -
'...yet, June is taking something important away from the cooking process: the home cook’s ability to observe and learn. The sizzle of a steak on a pan will tell you if it’s hot enough. The smell will tell you when it starts to brown. These are soft skills that we gain through practice over time. June eliminates this self-education.' If we want more people to cook, we should give them solid reasons to. Automating the process doesn't teach people to 'cook', it teaches them to be yet more reliant on a piece of technology. [1] http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/11/millenni... |
Precisely the direction SV wants us to keep marching blindly in.