MISSING THAT HUMAN CONTACT
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
August 6, 2017 11:46am CST
Yes, I am happy about the great strides being made in technology every day, but there are certain things I miss from the good old days.
For example, I miss being able to pick up my phone , dial my utility company or other big companies and hear a human voice at the other end.
The automated voice I usually get will tell me to press this or that for the various departments , and if I do not get through - I cannot return to the 'voice' and ask for assistance. If my problem is urgent, I would probably be forced to get down to the company and speak to someone face to face - hopefully not a robot.
What does the future hold? Will we be overrun by robots and gadgets resulting in less available jobs and less human contact ? If they were taken from me I would certainly miss the internet and a few other gadgets, but there are other new stuff that I could certainly live without. What about you?
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31 responses
@silvermist (19702)
• India
6 Aug 17
You are right.While i do welcome progress,I can do with out some progress that allows no space for that human touch.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
6 Aug 17
Yes, some progress is not welcome by me.
I too miss the human touch in a lot of things.
It was easier to get things done as the real person understands you.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
6 Aug 17
I hate the robot phone things. They have found out that people press "0" to bypass it so that no longer works. I just say "let me talk to a person" and usually it connect me to a real human being. Sometimes that doesn't work so I have to use a curse word and then it connects me.
They started using those robot things to save money but it drives away customers.
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@sabtraversa (12952)
• Italy
6 Aug 17
Yes, that's what some say: we'll stay home and receive basic income, while robots work for us. 
Capitalism is a little too extreme, I suppose. 
Automated voices are quite annoying, but nothing's worse than the robotic voice that comes up from time to time while I'm browsing! 
Or on YouTube videos.
Or these avatars with a robot voice that talk, I'd kill them!
Capitalism is a little too extreme, I suppose.
Automated voices are quite annoying, but nothing's worse than the robotic voice that comes up from time to time while I'm browsing! Or on YouTube videos.
Or these avatars with a robot voice that talk, I'd kill them! 2 people like this
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
6 Aug 17
I find some companies here are changing course back to the way it was. I find alot of them going back to live customer service even though there is still the automated portion for those who don't really need to speak to someone
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
7 Aug 17
That's aggravating to me too @Kandae11 . How many buttons can you push? All 9 and then it still won't give you an option to press "0" for an operator. Or it will say, "Your wait time is....."
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
7 Aug 17
i hope humans will not be extinct and robots take over humanity.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Aug 17
@Kandae11 yes, and i hope it won't be a possibility that the man's creation will be more intelligent than the creator.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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8 Aug 17
@ridingbet Movies were made with that kind of scenario - so we never know how real it could be in the future.
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@Shiva49 (26204)
• Singapore
8 Aug 17
We are given no option nowadays than to deal with robots/automated voice.
Once I went to a bank and though they we were not busy I was asked to call a number to sort out issues.
What galls me is they promote their new products first and the last option is the one to speak to someone - siva
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
7 Aug 17
I am worried about the number of people who are out of work due to modern technology. I don't like talking to a robot, I want to hear a voice. There are some places that I have to call where I can talk to a real person. One time when they guy introduced himself and asked how he could help me I asked him if he was a real person or not. At first he didn't catch on but then he started laughing. He knew what I meant.
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@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Aug 17
I know in the US we complain about outsourcing our jobs, which takes it away from those living here. It will be even worse when the jobs we depend on now for income is given over to robots. Progress is good, but not when it takes away from a person's life.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
7 Aug 17
That's a cool photo. Anyway I agree and I think you're right. More and more there will be less and less human contact
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
8 Aug 17
@Kandae11 True... less chance for violence and less misunderstandings maybe....
@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
6 Aug 17
I am exhausted by it. It has gone way too far.
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@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
8 Aug 17
@Kandae11 Sometimes we think we have seen everything and then the unbelievable is next.
