Why don't we have cool vending machines in the US?

TriflingToad@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 459 points –

with supply and demand and all... IM DEMANDING CANNED BREAD!! where's the supply 🥺?

It replaces workers with robots so it would probably save money too.

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Completely this. Americans don't like letting other people have nice things. A vending machine would be vandalized, filled with glue as a TikTok prank, attempted to be stolen, and stop working within a few days.

Americans don't really give a shit about other people. We're more individualistic. You got yours? Good. Fuck everyone else. If we have to have protests and fundraising efforts to TRY to convince people to help others -- we got a long way to go.

Japan is built on respect for your fellow man. You can leave your wallet out somewhere and someone would return it immediately.

Respect for your fellow Japanese man. They have a long way to go in the xenophobia angle.

Americans often don't respect other Americans, NOR other countries. We also know xenophobia/racism well.