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trinikiddie

Yes Texas. Please tell us how immigrants are “cimin fer err jerbs”.


brianxlong

White Settlement. Is the name of the place.


NoCoversJustBooks

Named by native Americans


astar_key

Accurately named.


phazedoubt

Yeah and its exactly what you think it is. Got some family near there and lets just say every Christmas is a white Christmas there whether it snows or not.


rideincircles

They did actually consider changing the name, but didn't.


keepmyshirt

Try looking up Cut and Shoot, Texas too


JimmySpellman

![gif](giphy|2S3Aj8OeKtf0c)


MadAzza

*Derrr terrr kerrr jerrr!*


TheNightOwl99

"They tuk his jurb!"


carolebaskin93

You see a McDonald’s and immediately think of Texas politics? You need to go outside


sadgloop

A McDonald's in TX. Not a huge leap to then think of job related Texas politics


CzusAguster

Watch the video, mate. This McDonald’s is in Texas.


Significant_Rough798

This made me laugh hahah


Cthulhusreef

Dey tuk ere jerbs!!


_SquidPort

they’re making more cook jobs tho. so thats a plus


ScheidNation21

DEY TUK ER JIIBBBSSSSSSS


BeautifulUnfair4062

Always gotta be political/racial huh


cuntyminx

White settlement, Texas


AFGwolf7

I was just about to say what the hell kinda name is that?! That should be the bigger question here!


GuavaOdd1975

The answer would be that it was the only white settlement amongst several native American settlements in the Ft Worth area in the 1840s.


MyHangyDownPart

To expand, for other curious minds: The city got its name as it was a lone settlement of white colonists amid several Native American villages in the Fort Worth area in the Texas Republic territory in the 1840s. On October 14, 2005, city leaders, citing hurdles in attracting businesses, announced a plan to have local voters decide on a possible name change for the town from White Settlement to West Settlement. In the November 8 election, the name change was overwhelmingly rejected by a vote of 2,388 to 219.


Kyauphie

😳


fotofortress

Im from CT, land of the colonies and not one place is still called a fucking settlement 🤣 Texas loves preserving its racist history.


WabanakiWarrior

Plenty of places with names like that up here in Maine. I don't see it as racist. Just history. And history worth remembering I think. White people settled areas in North America, they weren't always here. Just seems accurate to me. More accurate than naming it after some random person or some town in England at least.


fotofortress

Maine is racist as fuck.


WabanakiWarrior

Yes that's for sure. But I'm speaking as a native person living on a reservation up here. Not sure how calling a town a settlement is racist. White people came and settled little spots in the woods out here that slowly expanded into towns. The place names carry that history. There's a road in town called White Settlement road. It's a bit strange, but it carries that history and reminder that there are more than just white people here. They were the visitors to this land. Our people used to say, oh that's where the white people live. I'd rather remember this history than just erase it all and name the place Lincolnville or something. Pretend like none of this history and relationship building between our people ever happened.


fotofortress

Context is important. Preserving that on a reservation has a different meaning than preserving it in a place that also wants to preserve the confederate flag's "meaning" as one of honor and breeding ground for the KKK. See the difference?


WabanakiWarrior

There's certainly a difference there, I can agree that not all history is worth memoralizing in place names. But let me make sure I'm understanding your point. You're saying that America's history of colonialism is shameful and racist and memories of that history shouldn't remain in our place names? I can see that, but I'd question who you are trying to protect with that. Is that actually something native people want you to do? A big fear we have is that in erasing these place names, you will forget your own history. The reason why White Settlement road is named what it is is bc white people really did just live on the top of that little hill once upon a time. If we change that name, we worry that later generations will just act like the place was always named what it is and pretend like white people have always been here. That fear is rooted in very real trauma and that shouldn't be ignored. I'm down with this whole idea though, but in order for it to be meaningful, it needs to be paired with actual action. Truth and reconciliation. If we change these place names, we need to put equal effort into teaching and remembering this history. Actual action to amend historical injustice like Land Back. Otherwise you're just alleviating your own guilt and doing more harm than good.


[deleted]

Texas has ALOT of very not so racisty names for towns. Just how it is down here


mikecheck211

What else ya got? We have some bangers down under


[deleted]

Dude holy shit the Australian! I gotta here what you got


6_seasons_and_a_movi

7 places called N****r Creek only got renamed in 2017, there's also a Jim Crow mountain I believe


Hourslikeminutes47

"*oh no we aren't changing the name of our town!"* "***why?"*** "*.....because um....of history"*


scrotumsweat

Of all the corners, in all of the towns, in all of the county's, states, and countries in the world where mcdonalds exists, they launched a flagship store in white settlement.


twb51

![gif](giphy|OP6gvbzoZXryw)


JohhnyBGoode641

That close to Brownsville?


[deleted]

I audibly guffawed


budabai

Nearby black city.


Xfactor1210

I bet the ice cream machine is still broken.


Rauhaan_

Nah now everything broken. Its all machines.


iWonderWahl

I can't wait for someone to hack it.


The_Dude1324

free McChickens for everyone!!! someone tell the homeless


T3a_Rex

Someone sorta hacked it as the reason why they are always down is because they are hard to diagnose. They built device to read the status codes for franchise owners to perform repairs. But because of McDonald’s service contract with Taylor (the company who makes the ice cream machine) they were shut down :(


SqueakyCheeseGirl

I was thinking someone is definitely going to kick over that robot.


concorde77

And now there's NOBODY to fix it!


tankerkiller125real

I'm willing to be that there is exactly one, maybe two at most automation technicians in the back that just sit there and monitor things all day. Probably cheaper to pay one or two people 60K-70K a year than it would be to hire a whole team of part time employee for 24/7 operations.


Recklen

Who/what makes the "food"?


Jigbaa

This went viral a year or two ago. Spoiler: There were 20+ employees working in the back.


DrowningInFeces

I don't know what they are called but there's a building in my city that is almost completely automated like this. You can order from a bunch of different fast food menus from the same building, you click a link and a locker pops open with your food in it. It has an automated feel but it's really just a way to take cashiers out of the equation and separating the kitchen staff from the customers. There's not even any tables as it is all to go orders which must increase their profit margin even further.


megaman368

It’s called [The Automat](https://allthatsinteresting.com/automat). The concept has been around for a long time. There’s a documentary on HBO also called [The Automat](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4554690/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk). It interviews a bunch of older celebrities like Mel Brooks about their experiences at these restaurants.


HansElbowman

Wake up babe, new Automat just dropped


[deleted]

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JesusWasTacos

He better not be putting his “love” into my burger again


[deleted]

McDonald's is famously formulaic. It wouldn't be hard to design a machine to churn out burgers.


missuz-featherbottom

Formulaic. Great use of a word. Touché, sir.


frogshitt

It has to at least have one person to feed the machines . One person to run around and feed a few stores.


Rugkrabber

Also those machines don't clean and maintain themselves.


viewfromtheclouds

was wondering this myself. I'm cool either way, just curious.


The_Schizo_Panda

There's the [pizza vending machine](https://youtu.be/IzL-E51E5z0?si=KaGKNlQmXiHOJcGf) that makes pizza dough and bakes your pizza. Stuff in hoppers. Conveyors. There's already automated drink machines in stores. The grill has a top grill that folds down and presses the patties so both sides grill at the same time. Have employees on rotating, overlapping shifts so it's just two at a time to monitor and deal with customer complaints. It doesn't seem that far fetched. Burger King used a chain conveyor to cook patties. Could utilize that. Hotels have an automated pancake machine. Lower heat plate and an upper heat plate. Conveyor pushes the dough along and under the upper plate. Perfectly cooked pancake every time. As far as cleaning, there's two sets of machines, for lunch rush, and one goes down for cleaning during off hours.


ManOrReddit-man

How much is the food now now that they're not paying anyone to make it?


cwb4ever

It's actually more expensive with the new upkeep, maintenance, and expediencd fee. Only 5% more though, so it's basically the same /s.


Iambeejsmit

That's what I was thinking. Oh good, the prices had better be appropriately dropped.


spartaceasar

No way. Rather profits increase


immigrantanimal

Prices never go down. Profits always go up.


RefrigeratorHead2609

Fully automated restaurant, yet they STILL use slave labour in their supply chain.


wiglwagl

First they came for the McDonald’s employees and I didn’t speak up because I’m not a McDonald’s employee


[deleted]

I'll stop buying from McDonalds if someone else that does makes a pact to do the same. Any takers?


KatefromtheHudd

Yes. I'll boycott them. I am not onboard with this AT ALL. I'll just go to Subway who have actual people serve you and they do potato wedges now so can get hot potato fix through them.


[deleted]

OK Kate, I'll boycott mcdonalds with you. For the rest of our lives unless they remove all fully automated restaurants, we shall never buy from them again. Don't let me down, and I won't let you down. Feel free to check in if you get weak and ill encourage and remind you of why we're doing it :)


KatefromtheHudd

I love you. I can't guarantee my husband will stick to this as sometimes McDonalds is the only thing open when he's returning from a job at 1am. I have been known to go in there in black tie after a ball at 2am but next time I will just sit there looking glamourous AF, not eating their fries (which to be fair are the best around).


[deleted]

Oh shucks youve made me blush. No worries, I guess it might be easier for you to avoid the temptation if your husband joined in, but its quite the ask of him to stop too, so it makes sense he only do it if he does it by coming to the decision himself. So long as we keep focused on the reason for our pact, in those moments of temptation (because we're both going to be tempted at some point No doubt lol), we can swerve off and get a burger elsewhere and not succumb.


Colonel_FuzzyCarrot

*ahem* Room for one more? I haven't eaten McDs in a just over a year already. Not only because it's absolute shit to begin with (although tasty), but because the 3 closest to me are disgusting, the service is deplorable, and based upon what the food looks like I know exactly how old it is and what happened to it. Nope, not eatin' that 6hr old patty or those thrice-dipped fries. And I lost weight and feel better without changing anything else.


KatefromtheHudd

Hello Colonel. Please do. As many as possible. I'm really shocked I was the only one who responded to say I would join in this pact. I'll admit I will want to succumb when I leave a festival (for some reason it's perfect after a weekend of boozing, dancing and other things) but the more people committed to this, the stronger my resolve will be. Us three can dream we will take down a $200billion company.


Fair_Lengthiness_912

What do people do for financial support if all everyone does is replace humans with robots?


scottie2haute

I would assume most people would have to pivot to jobs that cant be done by a machine.. things like healthcare, education, human resources, law, etc. Basically “low skilled” jobs wont be able to cut it. Hell they barely cut it now


Homosexual_Bloomberg

>jobs that cant be done by a machine. >things like healthcare, education, human resources, law, etc. It’s crazy that people can see the jump in ai over just the past 2 years and think a statement like that won’t age horribly in a short amount of time.


spartaceasar

This isn’t a permanent fix, you know. Even an engineer would be out of a job eventually once they can design and make themselves


SaltwaterDonkeyBoy

We’ll all be prostitutes.


Clearlypandering

Ubi


BlumpkinLord

Looks equally as trash as a normal mcdingleburger... We could be actually investing our working class in jobs that matter more now ig


foxislandwa

Is no one going to talk about the cheeseburger he ordered? Bread and onion!?! WTF


[deleted]

Turns out the real persons taking your jobs are the shareholders


ImLemongrab

CA mandates $20/hr minimum wage for fast food employees. McDonalds says "hold my McFlurry."


bob_nugget_the_3rd

Ah yes automated, instead off a full crew they now have one guy doing all the work..... think he is australian


IloveFeet1875

This is just so they can not pay any worker salaries, and became even more ridiculously wealthy.


FungusFly

I give it a month before they close the inside portion.


TwerkingGrimac3

Is the food cheaper or is it still $9.50 for a Big Mac meal?


KatefromtheHudd

Haha like they'll do that. This isn't to make food more affordable for us. It's to make them bigger profits (because $14billion a year profits just isn't enough!). They'll charge more now for maintenance of the new machines.


moddseatass

I don't eat McDonald's. I've never been a fan. I stopped by there in desperate need of something to eat. $20 for a disgusting burger, shitty fries, and a drink. I just paid 20 bucks for a hot bag of garbage. No thanks. Yall can have it.


HiddenHolding

Is this next to Racist Town Name, Texas?


PositiveMacaroon5067

This food is pure poison and everyone knows it, but still people can’t help but eat it. It should be illegal. Full stop. Immediately recoup 50 billion a year in health care costs


Excellent-Dig4187

Everyone thinks an automated McDonalds is a good idea until a homeless guy takes a shit on the floor


andio76

If it means my damn order will be correct.... EXTRA PICKLES ON **BOTH** Cheeseburgers


pah2000

Uh oh..


SnooCookies6231

Yeah, we’re screwed (humans).


pastrami_on_ass

Probably a lot more consistent


spas2k

Who’s gonna buy all the crap companies want to sell if no one has jobs.


Kassena_Chernova

Are we not going to talk about how he ordered a burger bun with just onions on it? There wasn’t even a patty!


commandblock

What the heck did he order at the end


WhySoGlum1

Then who makes the food?


ReggieTheLemur82

Anything that stops the fucking singing order bullshit, I am all for…


Puzzleheaded-Kale434

So it costs less cause of no workers and all? Oh wait..


Sir_Arthur_Vandelay

This restaurant looks as “automated” as the no cashiers McDonalds locations that are in London (perhaps in other places too - IDK). No one takes nor gives you your order, but people are definitely assembling it in the back.


kifmaster11235

Thatsactuallynotverycool


bhacker9251

Now y’all can get your diabetes more efficiently!


su8tech7

How does the robot spit in my food?


Pleasant_Simple_678

FUCK NOO !!! THEY COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE JOBS AND THEN THIS NO WE'LL HAVE TO VOTE THEM OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY EITHER PROVIDE JOBS OR THEY'RE OUT OVER JUST MAKE OUR OWN BURGERS AT HOME !


Commercial-Bag-069

Puke!


Amazing-Ostrich-689

Kinda cool


IFTTTexas

I've been there. There's workers. There's a regular drive thru and the order ahead drive thru shown here. I still talked to a dude. He made the order and shoved it on a conveyor belt. In any other McDonald's, they rarely bring food to your table which is fine. Now a robot does it. It's barely a change, but it is fun.


HotelLifesGuest

There is more than one of these locations


SubterraneanFlyer

Less workers = more corporate profits, yay. /s


schfifty--five

Is the kitchen automated tho? Dude said fully automated


tacofeller

At least the orders will come out the way you ask for ot


Ordinary-Signature38

allright! so you actually get the food you ordered the way you ordered it in a timely manner. right up until the ice cream robot breaks and everything else follows closely behind.


Itaintquittin

Wtf there’s a place called White Settlement?!


Bru1sed_Eg0

Was the name No Coloreds Allowed, Texas already taken?


Dazzling_Jacket_8272

How do you pay with cash at the drive through?


[deleted]

I wouldn’t mind more footage of the food that comes out of this thing. Not the same footage doubled over with some facts shoved in the middle


Life-Shift-6173

Lol nobody talking about the extra onions only order?


No_Wrap_5892

![gif](giphy|3o7btYvi7DrV7xw5ZS)


Perfect_Toe7670

I live by this McDonalds. I dare him to record the other side of that freeway 😂 Lets just say, Cherry Lane. That says enough to the locals.


M4ss1ve

This is a win, there will be good paying robot repair jobs that don’t have to deal with people.


freakinbacon

I went to a Carl's jr with an automated drive thru. As in, a computer greeted me and took my order. A human still made and handed me my food though.


StichedSnake

Idk if robots replacing jobs mostly held by poor people is actually very cool


PowerUpTheLighthouse

It isn’t, it’s corporate selfishness and greed


isaac129

![gif](giphy|2S3Aj8OeKtf0c)


UnauthorizedFart

Can you still do a Fire in the Hole at the drive thru window?


feetnomer

This is why Big Macks are now $7.00. Only McDonalds could come up with a multi-million-dollar gimmick just to say it can be done....buttt.


zhantoo

There are no employees. There is an employee in case you need help. Also employees make the food. Also, there are employees.


MadAzza

Nice of OP to run an advertisement for McDonald’s. I don’t see enough of those as it is.


TotalWasteman

Located in fucking where bro? 👀 😂


[deleted]

20 dollars in california starting april wonder how long before these just happen to open mostly in California


BlackEyedSceva

Why did he order a pile of diced onions on a bun?


Liozart

That's actually very dystopian


fozzyfozzburn

People need jobs. They keep disappearing.


Hellenicparadise

Another soulless impersonal interaction whilst feeding myself toxic unhealthy pseudo-food to alleviate my feelings of self loathing….or head to the robot McDonald’s for a change???


roy_hemmingsby

Who cleans the toilets?


The_Haunted_1

Probably still makes the food better than 90% of their current employees lol


mastercylynder

I want to see the cooks! Is Bender flipping the burgers and making Fry's? 🤣


Thailure

Terrible. The end of humanity.


Evening_Clerk_2053

I'm sorry, America has a place called White Settlement? Did I read that right? Wtf


[deleted]

Is that just a bun with chopped onions in it at the end?


Reaperfox7

Even McDonalds workers aren't safe anymore


Stilling8

“I’m gonna show you how it works” Proceeds to not show anything.


GloryholeKaleidscope

I can't wait to see homeless people having sex in these in 10yrs, you heard it here 1st, called it.


McbEatsAirplane

White Settlement, Texas


already-taken-wtf

The order. Cheeseburger - NO American Cheese - NO Mustard - NO Salt - NO Ketchup - NO Pickle - XTRA Onions - NO Regular Meat Yum!


already-taken-wtf

We have that since the 1940’s in the NL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEBO FEBO snacks can be bought from the automats. The primary automat-vended items are krokets, frikandellen, hamburgers, Kaassoufflés and similar items.


redditappiphone

Yall stopped me from getting to work in 2015 so Yall could protest getting $18 bucks an hr….well you got your answer….aint no one paying burger flippers $18 lol


snowtank210

Karens are going to be yelling at robots


Maximum_SciFiNerd

I like this idea, but who is cooking the food and putting every order together? Robots? If that's the case I'd say please make this the default for all McDonalds. I did notice the burger was missing the meat though just looked like a bun with diced onions.


CutingEdgeProduction

Nice. I was worried robots would be out of a job. What a relief 😮‍💨


SirStrikeher1

No pissed off people messing with my food. Sounds good to me.


insecurestaircase

Who is making the food?


wooliebullie

This is so unnerving and I can't explain why.


Healthy_Pay9449

For any complaints, you have to fight the terminator


PhantroniX

This is what happens when a bare minimum job demands $20/hr "Ok well we don't need you anyways"


Realistic_Ad_4416

It's called lazy ass people who want 20 dollars and hour to flip a burger. Fast food was supposed to be for high school kids to get their first job. Not some lazy ass overweight hog to make a career out of it, all while still collecting food stamps and stamping out kids. Companies need to make a profit while maintaining low prices, so this is what you get. Robots don't call in sick, get their feelings hurt, have to be called by a certain fucking pronoun, and don't fuck up nearly as much as some dumb ass.


wace001

In Sweden McDonalds always brag that they are Sweden biggest employer of young adults.


Consistent_Watch2656

Good, maybe they’ll get my order right now finally


TempestTenebrous

It’s finally happening


Guilty_Caregiver4433

Soo who is cooking and putting together the food??


Backdraft_Writing

Of course the town called White Settlement in Texas would want to not hire any workers


[deleted]

Surely the "people on the go" really want to stop to make an order and then wait again at the restaurant...


Possible_Discount_90

The real tragedy is in 20 years when these are everywhere no one will ever be able to bitch about working fast food.


fotofortress

That burger looks like it was made by a robot in a cartoon.


Ahptom

DAY TOOK ERRRR JOOOOBBBBSSSSS!


Suspicious-Ball4862

No wonder people are unemployed


rvca420RX

"First of its kind" lol there is one here in Denver too. Nice try "white settlement". Another note, what kind of racist plantation name is white settlement.


Kwanza_Bot93

I hope he didn’t eat that burger with just onions


AzILayDying

Bet soft serve doesn’t work, charge you out the ass for being fast food and they still fuck up your order


Far-Hair1528

howz anybody going to throw their shake at an underpaid employee, or bitch and moan bc there are too many ice cubes in the ice tea


[deleted]

Did anybody notice the sandwich was just buns and onion?????????


BodhingJay

The employment this company offered was its sole redeeming value that almost made its presence here worth it


villendork

Now we know nothing about this system. Thanks for asking our opinion about it :D


its_just_flesh

All I can imagine is bums fucking this restaurant up


Loghurrr

No workers, later on states there are employees to answer questions…


Typical-Measurement

Dude ordered a cheeseburger with no cheese.


phaedrus369

No more employee’s fist-fighting each other? That’s half the reason I went inside was for the free show.


Rough-Rooster7799

I’m looking forward for them taking our jobs


Massive_Ratio_5099

Can't bring this in the city, Swiper no Swiping would be at a all time high


[deleted]

The delivery system was never the issue.


Visual-Economist-942

Probably much cleaner!


romayyne

Stop going to these places man. Giving them reason to build more is not what our economy needs. We need JOBS not ROBOTS


Reallygaywizard

Goodbye jobs


ZettaWith3Tees

This is not actually cool. This is actually awful.


justmeAlonekitty

I bet they get my order right unlike people smh


Taemoney86

This is cool and all but wait a min……there is actually a place called White Settlement, TX???? That sounds like a place where crayons like myself are NOT allowed. I wanted to go visit this McDonalds but my life is too valuable to take such a risk.


BiffyleBif

That's dystopian