[spdif899]

This is the line where we need to figure out as a society what we want technology to replace or not.

A good barista is already doing this in their head, and also building and maintaining a human relationship with those customers.

Part of the appeal of a good coffee shop to is that it feels like a friendly place to spend time with people you know, and it makes it feel special when you've got that one place where everyone knows who you are and how you like your coffee. Coffee being an important daily ritual for many builds this shared understanding and empathy around the craft - I'm here because you know this specific subset of me intimately and I can get something valuable that isn't just "the screen says your name is X and your drink is Y is that right?"

[quesera]

This sounds like the "warm sound of vinyl records", or "pleasantly musty smell of paper books", or "comforting flicker of candle light".

I.e. not wrong -- but probably just another future anachronism.

[goostavos]

You and I have very different relationships with our local coffee spots.

I'm fine with "screen says X and drink is Y". That's sort've the most I'm after when I go to get a coffee.