[manmal]

Are you suggesting to put trillions of copper, silicon, and aluminum parts on disposable items like bananas, so people have a slightly better shopping experience?

[xboxnolifes]

We kind of already do that, just with plastic, adhesive, and ink.

[byyll]

My bananas don't have plastics, adhesive or ink and regardless, adding another chip to them won't make it any better.

[bombcar]

You’ve yet to experience the glory of individually shrink wrapped produce. Bananas and oranges especially egregious but the shrink wrapped watermelon was whole nuther world.

[xboxnolifes]

I was thinking more along the lines of produce stickers.

[byyll]

I've seen it, just rarely.

[manmal]

Yes, that should be reduced, not added to.

[infecto]

We already use plastic bags, paper bags, takeout food boxes, wrap products in plastic and sometimes styrofoam. From an economic perspective its not too far off to think that if the part gets cheap enough you can put it on everything.

[matthewdgreen]

I am not suggesting it. It was widely presented as inevitable once the costs dropped enough. Retail inventory management and checkout is expensive.

[manmal]

Apologies for the strawman then. I just hope humanity can pass on that one, for once.

[nothercastle]

Absolutely worth it