• Robot chefs are replacing humans at some South Korean highway restaurants.
  • Tech companies say robots can help solve labor shortage in an aging nation.
  • Workers say their roles have been downgraded from chefs to cleaning staff.
  • veee@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    8 hours ago

    Never thought about it before, but is there science fiction with a premise where humans might someday forget how to cook because it’s no longer a part of the culture?

    • jacksilver@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      5 hours ago

      Star trek touches on it a bit. Some people definitely still cook in the shows, but it’s almost seen as a thing for special occasions.

      • veee@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        4 hours ago

        That’s a good point! SNW does have Pike cooking for some of his crew on occasion.

    • Carrolade@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      7 hours ago

      Not off the top of my head. Cooking is frequently a recreational hobby though, it’s essentially an art form. So I think it’s about equally likely that dancing, painting or making music fade away.

        • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          4 hours ago

          People do crossstitch and make unique outfits all the time. Everyone not in rich consumer countries (and the poorer people in those countries) all learn at least basic stiching.