[inference-lord]

Same reason I want a hipster barista to pour my coffee when a machine could do it just as well.

I've wondered about this for a long time too, why on earth is anyone still able to be a barista, it turns out, people actually like the community around cafes and often that means interacting with the staff on a personal level.

Some of my best friends have been barista's I've gone to over several years.

[baq]

Back before Twitter was born, or perhaps tv, cafes were just that - a place to spend evenings (…just don’t ask who watched over the kids)

[lox]

It’s more than that, doing it well is still beyond sophisticated automation. Many variables that need do be constantly adjusted for. Humans are still much better at it than machines, regardless of the social element.

[shon]

If true, probably not for long. Still my point is people are customer. It’s more fun to think about what won’t change. I think we will still have baristas.