in ann arbor (michigan) they're doing a pilot program where they pay a tech company $500,000 to put out fancy portable toilets that require a smartphone to scan a QR code to access
no, I don't want to scan a qr code or download an app to order food at your restaurant/cafe... really don't want to have to deal with cookies and trackers, especially not when I'm tired and grumpy. just give me the goddammed physical menu
> Wilson, who had experienced the urgent need for a bathroom on many occasions due to gastrointestinal issues, was frustrated with the difficulty of finding clean bathrooms...
> For those without cell phones, bathroom access cards will be available at Larcom City Hall during regular business hours.
i hope aliens exploring the wreckage of this planet someday find it really amusing that so many humans experienced hardship in our lives and, instead of working for public resources to be used to make life easier for people, they made little rent-seeking hustles out of alleviating that hardship.
i have to admit i'm not finding it super funny, but it'll all be worth it if an alien is like "lmao hey check it out, they wouldn't even let people shit in peace"
